Kepler-27 b
Orbiting Kepler-27
Kepler-27 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-27, discovered in 2011 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.
Radius
4.00
Earth radii
Mass
2895.31
Earth masses
Orbital Period
15.3
days
Distance
1044.4
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
4.00
Mass (Earth masses)
2895.31
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Steffen et al. 2012
Orbital Period
15.335days
Semi-Major Axis
0.1180au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
2895.31
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
9.1100
Distance from Earth
1044.4 pc (~3406 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5400 K
Mass (Solar)
0.65 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.59 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
3
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
292.2368°, 41.0859°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2011
Source ID: Kepler-27 b
Kepler-27 b orbits Kepler-27 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 4 Earth radii, a mass of 2,895.31 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 15.33 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 1,044.4 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.
Host star
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