Exoplanet

Kepler-280 b

Orbiting Kepler-280

Overview

Kepler-280 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-280, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.45

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

2.87

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

780.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.45

Mass (Earth masses)

2.87

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

2.140+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0320au

Distance from Earth

780.4 pc (~2545 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5744 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.89 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.3905°, 42.1805°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-280 b

System Context

Kepler-280 b orbits Kepler-280 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.45 Earth radii, a mass of 2.87 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 2.14 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 780.4 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.

Open Kepler-280

More planets in this system

Kepler-280 c