Exoplanet

Kepler-240 b

Orbiting Kepler-240

Overview

Kepler-240 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-240, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.37

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

2.61

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

746.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.37

Mass (Earth masses)

2.61

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

4.144+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0480au

Distance from Earth

746.9 pc (~2436 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4985 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.74 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.1588°, 40.7502°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-240 b

System Context

Kepler-240 b orbits Kepler-240 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.37 Earth radii, a mass of 2.61 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 4.14 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 746.9 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-240 c