Exoplanet

Kepler-233 b

Orbiting Kepler-233

Overview

Kepler-233 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-233, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.43

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

6.90

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

8.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

856.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.43

Mass (Earth masses)

6.90

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

8.472+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0770au

Distance from Earth

856.4 pc (~2793 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5360 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.76 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

296.3665°, 51.3195°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-233 b

System Context

Kepler-233 b orbits Kepler-233 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.43 Earth radii, a mass of 6.9 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 8.47 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 856.4 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.

Open Kepler-233

More planets in this system