Exoplanet

Kepler-188 b

Orbiting Kepler-188

Overview

Kepler-188 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-188, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.68

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.69

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

968.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.68

Mass (Earth masses)

3.69

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

2.062+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0320au

Distance from Earth

968.5 pc (~3159 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6021 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.14 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

281.2797°, 44.3155°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-188 b

System Context

Kepler-188 b orbits Kepler-188 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.68 Earth radii, a mass of 3.69 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 2.06 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 968.5 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-188

More planets in this system

Kepler-188 c