Exoplanet

Kepler-160 b

Orbiting Kepler-160

Overview

Kepler-160 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-160, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.72

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.82

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

937.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.72

Mass (Earth masses)

3.82

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Heller et al. 2020

Orbital Period

4.309+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0551+0.00190.0037au

Distance from Earth

937.0 pc (~3056 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5471 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.12 R☉

Luminosity

0.00 log L☉

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

287.7736°, 42.8693°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-160 b

System Context

Kepler-160 b orbits Kepler-160 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.72 Earth radii, a mass of 3.82 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 4.31 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 937 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

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