Exoplanet

Kepler-265 b

Orbiting Kepler-265

Overview

Kepler-265 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-265, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.86

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

4.38

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1280.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.86

Mass (Earth masses)

4.38

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

6.846+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0690au

Distance from Earth

1280.3 pc (~4176 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5835 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.10 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

4

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

290.5105°, 41.2447°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-265 b

System Context

Kepler-265 b orbits Kepler-265 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.86 Earth radii, a mass of 4.38 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 6.85 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,280.3 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.

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