Kepler-1972 b
Orbiting Kepler-1972
Kepler-1972 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1972, discovered in 2022 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.
Radius
0.80
Earth radii
Mass
2.02
Earth masses
Orbital Period
7.5
days
Distance
287.3
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
0.80
Mass (Earth masses)
2.02
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Leleu et al. 2022
Orbital Period
7.544+0.001−0.001days
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
2.02+0.56−0.62
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.0064+0.0018−0.0020
Eccentricity
0.0670+0.0710−0.0400
Argument of Periastron
64.9+50.1−57.2deg
Distance from Earth
287.3 pc (~937 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5818 K
Mass (Solar)
1.12 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.38 R☉
Luminosity
0.29 log L☉
Planets in System
2
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
288.3953°, 39.8725°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2022
Source ID: Kepler-1972 b
Kepler-1972 b orbits Kepler-1972 and was reported in 2022 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 0.8 Earth radii, a mass of 2.02 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 7.54 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 287.3 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.
Host star
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