Exoplanet

Kepler-1687 b

Orbiting Kepler-1687

Overview

Kepler-1687 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1687, discovered in 2020 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.66

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.60

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

5.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

417.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.66

Mass (Earth masses)

3.60

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Armstrong et al. 2021

Orbital Period

5.780days

Distance from Earth

417.0 pc (~1360 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4132 K

Mass (Solar)

0.65 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.73 R☉

Luminosity

-0.86 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

289.7428°, 50.7871°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2020

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-1687 b

System Context

Kepler-1687 b orbits Kepler-1687 and was reported in 2020 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.66 Earth radii, a mass of 3.6 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 5.78 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 417 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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