Exoplanet

Kepler-218 d

Orbiting Kepler-218

Overview

Kepler-218 d is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-218, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.66

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

8.04

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

124.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

656.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.66

Mass (Earth masses)

8.04

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

124.524+0.0010.001days

Distance from Earth

656.4 pc (~2141 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5542 K

Mass (Solar)

1.01 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.02 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

295.4129°, 46.2666°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-218 d

System Context

Kepler-218 d orbits Kepler-218 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.66 Earth radii, a mass of 8.04 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 124.52 days.

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

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