Exoplanet

Kepler-1621 b

Orbiting Kepler-1621

Overview

Kepler-1621 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1621, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.16

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.65

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

92.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1631.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.16

Mass (Earth masses)

5.65

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

92.264+0.0020.002days

Distance from Earth

1631.7 pc (~5322 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6158 K

Mass (Solar)

1.15 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.24 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

297.5885°, 43.8412°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-1621 b

System Context

Kepler-1621 b orbits Kepler-1621 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.16 Earth radii, a mass of 5.65 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 92.26 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,631.7 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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