Kepler-30 b
Orbiting Kepler-30
Kepler-30 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-30, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.
Radius
3.90
Earth radii
Mass
11.30
Earth masses
Orbital Period
29.3
days
Distance
914.2
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
3.90
Mass (Earth masses)
11.30
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Sanchis-Ojeda et al. 2012
Orbital Period
29.334+0.008−0.008days
Semi-Major Axis
0.1800au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
11.30+1.40−1.40
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.0360+0.0040−0.0040
Eccentricity
0.0420+0.0030−0.0030
Argument of Periastron
-31.0+7.0−7.0deg
Distance from Earth
914.2 pc (~2982 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5498 K
Mass (Solar)
0.99 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.95 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
3
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
285.2836°, 38.9473°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2012
Source ID: Kepler-30 b
Kepler-30 b orbits Kepler-30 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 3.9 Earth radii, a mass of 11.3 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 29.33 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 914.2 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.
Host star
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