Exoplanet

Kepler-182 b

Orbiting Kepler-182

Overview

Kepler-182 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-182, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.58

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

7.64

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

9.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1549.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.58

Mass (Earth masses)

7.64

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

9.826+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0960au

Distance from Earth

1549.1 pc (~5052 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6250 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.15 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

289.8301°, 50.5862°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-182 b

System Context

Kepler-182 b orbits Kepler-182 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.58 Earth radii, a mass of 7.64 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 9.83 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,549.1 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-182

More planets in this system

Kepler-182 c