Exoplanet

Kepler-1587 b

Orbiting Kepler-1587

Overview

Kepler-1587 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1587, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.33

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

2.48

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

9.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1026.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.33

Mass (Earth masses)

2.48

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

9.406+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1026.5 pc (~3348 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5933 K

Mass (Solar)

1.08 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.22 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

292.6777°, 49.6639°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1587 b

System Context

Kepler-1587 b orbits Kepler-1587 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.33 Earth radii, a mass of 2.48 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 9.41 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,026.5 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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

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