Exoplanet

Kepler-305 b

Orbiting Kepler-305

Overview

Kepler-305 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-305, discovered in 2013 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.60

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

10.50

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

5.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

868.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.60

Mass (Earth masses)

10.50

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Xie 2014

Orbital Period

5.487days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

10.50+2.602.00

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0330+0.00800.0060

Distance from Earth

868.5 pc (~2833 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

0.76 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.80 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

4

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

299.2243°, 40.3432°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2013

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-305 b

System Context

Kepler-305 b orbits Kepler-305 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.6 Earth radii, a mass of 10.5 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 5.49 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 868.5 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.

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