Exoplanet

Kepler-178 d

Orbiting Kepler-178

Overview

Kepler-178 d is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-178, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.95

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

15.74

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

96.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

716.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.95

Mass (Earth masses)

15.74

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

96.679+0.0010.001days

Semi-Major Axis

0.3970au

Distance from Earth

716.0 pc (~2335 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5676 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.07 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

287.1010°, 46.8964°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-178 d

System Context

Kepler-178 d orbits Kepler-178 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.95 Earth radii, a mass of 15.74 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 96.68 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 716 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

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