Exoplanet

Kepler-312 b

Orbiting Kepler-312

Overview

Kepler-312 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-312, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.29

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

2.35

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

797.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.29

Mass (Earth masses)

2.35

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

1.772+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0310au

Distance from Earth

797.7 pc (~2602 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6115 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.47 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

298.3958°, 42.4598°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-312 b

System Context

Kepler-312 b orbits Kepler-312 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.29 Earth radii, a mass of 2.35 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 1.77 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 797.7 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-312

More planets in this system

Kepler-312 c