Exoplanet

Kepler-248 b

Orbiting Kepler-248

Overview

Kepler-248 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-248, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.02

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

9.98

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

738.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.02

Mass (Earth masses)

9.98

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

6.308+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0660au

Distance from Earth

738.8 pc (~2410 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5190 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.83 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

293.0613°, 43.5814°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-248 b

System Context

Kepler-248 b orbits Kepler-248 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.02 Earth radii, a mass of 9.98 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 6.31 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 738.8 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.

Open Kepler-248

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Kepler-248 c