Exoplanet

Kepler-1640 b

Orbiting Kepler-1640

Overview

Kepler-1640 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1640, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

4.82

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

22.07

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

7.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1859.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

4.82

Mass (Earth masses)

22.07

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

7.584+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1859.8 pc (~6066 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6324 K

Mass (Solar)

1.27 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.43 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.5578°, 40.8505°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1640 b

System Context

Kepler-1640 b orbits Kepler-1640 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 4.82 Earth radii, a mass of 22.07 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 7.58 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,859.8 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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