Exoplanet

Kepler-213 b

Orbiting Kepler-213

Overview

Kepler-213 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-213, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.62

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.47

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

634.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.62

Mass (Earth masses)

3.47

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

2.462+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0360au

Distance from Earth

634.9 pc (~2071 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5696 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.20 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

290.8242°, 44.6473°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-213 b

System Context

Kepler-213 b orbits Kepler-213 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.62 Earth radii, a mass of 3.47 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 2.46 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 634.9 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

Open Kepler-213

More planets in this system

Kepler-213 c