Exoplanet

Kepler-198 b

Orbiting Kepler-198

Overview

Kepler-198 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-198, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.82

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

8.88

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

17.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

495.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.82

Mass (Earth masses)

8.88

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

17.790+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1310au

Distance from Earth

495.4 pc (~1616 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5574 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.94 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

290.6731°, 38.6910°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-198 b

System Context

Kepler-198 b orbits Kepler-198 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.82 Earth radii, a mass of 8.88 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 17.79 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 495.4 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

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