Exoplanet

Kepler-212 b

Orbiting Kepler-212

Overview

Kepler-212 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-212, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.09

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

1.32

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

16.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

687.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.09

Mass (Earth masses)

1.32

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

16.258+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1330au

Distance from Earth

687.2 pc (~2241 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5852 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.46 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

287.6208°, 43.1416°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-212 b

System Context

Kepler-212 b orbits Kepler-212 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.09 Earth radii, a mass of 1.32 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 16.26 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 687.2 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

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