Exoplanet

Kepler-165 b

Orbiting Kepler-165

Overview

Kepler-165 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-165, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.32

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

6.38

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

8.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

560.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.32

Mass (Earth masses)

6.38

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

8.181+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0720au

Distance from Earth

560.9 pc (~1829 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5211 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.77 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

280.6909°, 47.8097°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-165 b

System Context

Kepler-165 b orbits Kepler-165 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.32 Earth radii, a mass of 6.38 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 8.18 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 560.9 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

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