Exoplanet

Kepler-230 b

Orbiting Kepler-230

Overview

Kepler-230 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-230, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

4.26

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

17.90

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

32.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

740.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

4.26

Mass (Earth masses)

17.90

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

32.626+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1910au

Distance from Earth

740.8 pc (~2416 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5588 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.82 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

285.7186°, 48.5058°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-230 b

System Context

Kepler-230 b orbits Kepler-230 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 4.26 Earth radii, a mass of 17.9 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 32.63 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 740.8 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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More planets in this system

Kepler-230 c