Exoplanet

Kepler-187 b

Orbiting Kepler-187

Overview

Kepler-187 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-187, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.41

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

2.74

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1143.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.41

Mass (Earth masses)

2.74

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

4.939+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0590au

Distance from Earth

1143.0 pc (~3728 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6105 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.29 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

299.7965°, 44.0892°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-187 b

System Context

Kepler-187 b orbits Kepler-187 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.41 Earth radii, a mass of 2.74 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 4.94 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,143 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-187

More planets in this system

Kepler-187 c
Kepler-187 b