Kepler-20 b
Orbiting Kepler-20
Kepler-20 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-20, discovered in 2011 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.
Radius
1.77
Earth radii
Mass
9.70
Earth masses
Orbital Period
3.7
days
Distance
282.6
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1187
K
Radius (Earth radii)
1.77
Mass (Earth masses)
9.70
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
1187 K
Orbital Period
3.70 days
Distance from Earth
282.6 pc (~922 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5495 K
Mass (Solar)
0.93 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.92 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
6
Stars in System
2
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
287.6980°, 42.3386°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2011
Source ID: Kepler-20 b
Kepler-20 b orbits Kepler-20 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 1.77 Earth radii, a mass of 9.7 Earth masses, an orbital period of 3.7 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,187 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 282.6 parsecs from Earth and 6 known planets in the system.
Host star
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