Exoplanet

Kepler-277 b

Orbiting Kepler-277

Overview

Kepler-277 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-277, discovered in 2013 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.92

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

87.30

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

17.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

976.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.92

Mass (Earth masses)

87.30

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Xie 2014

Orbital Period

17.324days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

87.30+41.7039.90

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.2750+0.13100.1260

Distance from Earth

976.6 pc (~3185 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

1.12 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.69 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

286.5832°, 39.0773°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2013

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-277 b

System Context

Kepler-277 b orbits Kepler-277 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.92 Earth radii, a mass of 87.3 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 17.32 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 976.6 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

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