Exoplanet

Kepler-170 b

Orbiting Kepler-170

Overview

Kepler-170 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-170, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.20

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

11.01

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

7.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

738.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.20

Mass (Earth masses)

11.01

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

7.931+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0800au

Distance from Earth

738.7 pc (~2409 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5679 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.03 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

284.5212°, 41.6297°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-170 b

System Context

Kepler-170 b orbits Kepler-170 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.2 Earth radii, a mass of 11.01 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 7.93 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 738.7 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

Open Kepler-170

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Kepler-170 c