Exoplanet

Kepler-263 b

Orbiting Kepler-263

Overview

Kepler-263 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-263, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.67

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

8.10

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

16.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

754.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.67

Mass (Earth masses)

8.10

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

16.568+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1200au

Distance from Earth

754.7 pc (~2462 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5265 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.79 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

292.4698°, 37.5678°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-263 b

System Context

Kepler-263 b orbits Kepler-263 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.67 Earth radii, a mass of 8.1 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 16.57 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 754.7 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-263 c