Exoplanet

Kepler-162 b

Orbiting Kepler-162

Overview

Kepler-162 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-162, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.26

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

2.26

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

855.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.26

Mass (Earth masses)

2.26

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

6.920+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0690au

Distance from Earth

855.6 pc (~2791 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5816 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.96 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

297.2789°, 43.7240°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-162 b

System Context

Kepler-162 b orbits Kepler-162 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.26 Earth radii, a mass of 2.26 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 6.92 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 855.6 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-162

More planets in this system

Kepler-162 c
Kepler-162 b