Exoplanet

Kepler-1638 b

Orbiting Kepler-1638

Overview

Kepler-1638 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1638, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.87

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

4.42

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

259.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1525.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.87

Mass (Earth masses)

4.42

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

259.337+0.013−0.013days

Distance from Earth

1525.5 pc (~4976 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5710 K

Mass (Solar)

0.97 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.95 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

295.4823°, 48.5245°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1638 b

System Context

Kepler-1638 b orbits Kepler-1638 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.87 Earth radii, a mass of 4.42 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 259.34 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,525.5 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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