Exoplanet

Kepler-196 b

Orbiting Kepler-196

Overview

Kepler-196 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-196, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.90

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

4.54

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

20.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

451.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.90

Mass (Earth masses)

4.54

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

20.740+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1380au

Distance from Earth

451.3 pc (~1472 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5128 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.78 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

284.9685°, 42.0791°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-196 b

System Context

Kepler-196 b orbits Kepler-196 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.9 Earth radii, a mass of 4.54 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 20.74 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 451.3 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

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