Kepler-23 b
Orbiting Kepler-23
Kepler-23 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-23, discovered in 2011 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.
Radius
1.64
Earth radii
Mass
2.56
Earth masses
Orbital Period
7.1
days
Distance
835.8
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
1.64
Mass (Earth masses)
2.56
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Leleu et al. 2023
Orbital Period
7.100days
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
2.56+0.43−0.40
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.0081+0.0014−0.0013
Eccentricity
0.0170+0.0190−0.0140
Distance from Earth
835.8 pc (~2726 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5828 K
Mass (Solar)
1.08 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.55 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
3
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
294.2189°, 49.4793°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2011
Source ID: Kepler-23 b
Kepler-23 b orbits Kepler-23 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 1.64 Earth radii, a mass of 2.56 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 7.1 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 835.8 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.
Host star
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