Exoplanet

Kepler-1617 b

Orbiting Kepler-1617

Overview

Kepler-1617 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1617, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.20

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

1.87

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

27.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

898.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.20

Mass (Earth masses)

1.87

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

27.479+0.001−0.001days

Distance from Earth

898.3 pc (~2930 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6167 K

Mass (Solar)

1.15 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.22 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

287.9372°, 46.4185°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1617 b

System Context

Kepler-1617 b orbits Kepler-1617 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.2 Earth radii, a mass of 1.87 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 27.48 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 898.3 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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Kepler-1617 b