Exoplanet

Kepler-1622 b

Orbiting Kepler-1622

Overview

Kepler-1622 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1622, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.47

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

2.94

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

10.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

796.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.47

Mass (Earth masses)

2.94

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

10.812+0.0000.000days

Distance from Earth

796.5 pc (~2598 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6436 K

Mass (Solar)

1.31 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.50 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

297.3288°, 47.8155°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-1622 b

System Context

Kepler-1622 b orbits Kepler-1622 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.47 Earth radii, a mass of 2.94 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 10.81 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 796.5 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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