Exoplanet

Kepler-218 b

Orbiting Kepler-218

Overview

Kepler-218 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-218, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.48

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

2.97

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

656.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.48

Mass (Earth masses)

2.97

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

3.619+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0460au

Distance from Earth

656.4 pc (~2141 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5502 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.06 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

295.4129°, 46.2666°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-218 b

System Context

Kepler-218 b orbits Kepler-218 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.48 Earth radii, a mass of 2.97 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 3.62 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 656.4 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

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