Exoplanet

Kepler-153 b

Orbiting Kepler-153

Overview

Kepler-153 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-153, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.92

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

9.42

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

18.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

459.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.92

Mass (Earth masses)

9.42

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

18.870+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1290au

Distance from Earth

459.4 pc (~1498 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5404 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.89 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

282.4605°, 48.2570°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-153 b

System Context

Kepler-153 b orbits Kepler-153 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.92 Earth radii, a mass of 9.42 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 18.87 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 459.4 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

Open Kepler-153

More planets in this system

Kepler-153 c