Exoplanet

Kepler-25 b

Orbiting Kepler-25

Overview

Kepler-25 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-25, discovered in 2011 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.75

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

8.70

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

243.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.75

Mass (Earth masses)

8.70

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Mills et al. 2019

Orbital Period

6.238+0.0000.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

8.70+2.502.30

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0275+0.00790.0073

Eccentricity

0.0029+0.00230.0017

Distance from Earth

243.2 pc (~793 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

1.17 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.32 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

286.6384°, 39.4879°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2011

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-25 b

System Context

Kepler-25 b orbits Kepler-25 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.75 Earth radii, a mass of 8.7 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 6.24 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 243.2 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

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