Exoplanet

Kepler-297 b

Orbiting Kepler-297

Overview

Kepler-297 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-297, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.87

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

9.15

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

38.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

692.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.87

Mass (Earth masses)

9.15

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

38.872+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.2170au

Distance from Earth

692.1 pc (~2257 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5619 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.92 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

283.2092°, 48.7776°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-297 b

System Context

Kepler-297 b orbits Kepler-297 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.87 Earth radii, a mass of 9.15 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 38.87 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 692.1 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

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