Exoplanet

Kepler-1620 b

Orbiting Kepler-1620

Overview

Kepler-1620 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1620, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.61

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.43

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

102.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

895.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.61

Mass (Earth masses)

3.43

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

101.952+0.002−0.002days

Distance from Earth

895.1 pc (~2919 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6157 K

Mass (Solar)

1.15 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.23 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

297.2709°, 46.9285°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1620 b

System Context

Kepler-1620 b orbits Kepler-1620 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.61 Earth radii, a mass of 3.43 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 101.95 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 895.1 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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