Exoplanet

Kepler-273 b

Orbiting Kepler-273

Overview

Kepler-273 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-273, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.50

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.04

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

714.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.50

Mass (Earth masses)

3.04

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

2.937+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0370au

Distance from Earth

714.0 pc (~2329 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5626 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.81 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.3021°, 47.6977°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-273 b

System Context

Kepler-273 b orbits Kepler-273 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.5 Earth radii, a mass of 3.04 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 2.94 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 714 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-273 c