Exoplanet

Kepler-234 b

Orbiting Kepler-234

Overview

Kepler-234 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-234, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.70

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

14.09

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1733.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.70

Mass (Earth masses)

14.09

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

2.712+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0400au

Distance from Earth

1733.1 pc (~5653 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6224 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.11 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.6535°, 38.4947°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-234 b

System Context

Kepler-234 b orbits Kepler-234 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.7 Earth radii, a mass of 14.09 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 2.71 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,733.1 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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Kepler-234 c