Exoplanet

Kepler-215 b

Orbiting Kepler-215

Overview

Kepler-215 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-215, 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

9.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

486.0

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

9.361+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0840au

Distance from Earth

486.0 pc (~1585 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5739 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.03 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

4

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.9735°, 45.2137°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-215 b

System Context

Kepler-215 b orbits Kepler-215 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 9.36 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 486 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.

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