Exoplanet

Kepler-254 b

Orbiting Kepler-254

Overview

Kepler-254 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-254, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.87

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

15.20

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

5.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1389.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.87

Mass (Earth masses)

15.20

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

5.827+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0640au

Distance from Earth

1389.5 pc (~4532 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5957 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.91 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

288.1647°, 45.8164°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-254 b

System Context

Kepler-254 b orbits Kepler-254 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.87 Earth radii, a mass of 15.2 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 5.83 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,389.5 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

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