Exoplanet

Kepler-223 b

Orbiting Kepler-223

Overview

Kepler-223 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-223, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.99

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

7.40

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

7.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1859.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.99

Mass (Earth masses)

7.40

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Mills et al. 2016

Orbital Period

7.384+0.0000.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

7.40+1.301.10

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0233+0.00410.0035

Eccentricity

0.0780+0.01500.0170

Distance from Earth

1859.7 pc (~6066 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

1.13 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.72 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

4

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

298.3184°, 47.2795°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-223 b

System Context

Kepler-223 b orbits Kepler-223 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.99 Earth radii, a mass of 7.4 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 7.38 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,859.7 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.

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