Exoplanet

Kepler-257 b

Orbiting Kepler-257

Overview

Kepler-257 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-257, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.61

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

7.79

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

780.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.61

Mass (Earth masses)

7.79

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

2.383+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0340au

Distance from Earth

780.3 pc (~2545 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5180 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.04 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

297.3160°, 46.0233°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-257 b

System Context

Kepler-257 b orbits Kepler-257 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.61 Earth radii, a mass of 7.79 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 2.38 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 780.3 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

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