Exoplanet

Kepler-271 b

Orbiting Kepler-271

Overview

Kepler-271 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-271, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.23

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

2.17

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

10.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

404.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.23

Mass (Earth masses)

2.17

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

10.435+0.0000.000days

Distance from Earth

404.5 pc (~1319 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5555 K

Mass (Solar)

0.90 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.87 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

283.0029°, 44.2841°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-271 b

System Context

Kepler-271 b orbits Kepler-271 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.23 Earth radii, a mass of 2.17 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 10.44 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 404.5 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

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