Exoplanet

Kepler-1612 b

Orbiting Kepler-1612

Overview

Kepler-1612 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1612, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.03

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

1.08

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

764.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.03

Mass (Earth masses)

1.08

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

3.918+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

764.7 pc (~2494 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5643 K

Mass (Solar)

0.96 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.94 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.2503°, 45.6551°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1612 b

System Context

Kepler-1612 b orbits Kepler-1612 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.03 Earth radii, a mass of 1.08 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 3.92 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 764.7 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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