Exoplanet

Kepler-238 e

Orbiting Kepler-238

Overview

Kepler-238 e is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-238, discovered in 2013 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

5.60

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

169.70

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

23.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1798.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

5.60

Mass (Earth masses)

169.70

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Xie 2014

Orbital Period

23.654days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

169.70+71.7069.10

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.5340+0.22600.2170

Distance from Earth

1798.8 pc (~5867 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

1.06 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.96 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

5

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

287.8971°, 40.6378°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2013

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-238 e

System Context

Kepler-238 e orbits Kepler-238 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 5.6 Earth radii, a mass of 169.7 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 23.65 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,798.8 parsecs from Earth and 5 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-238 e