Exoplanet

Kepler-315 b

Orbiting Kepler-315

Overview

Kepler-315 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-315, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.77

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

14.54

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

96.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1160.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.77

Mass (Earth masses)

14.54

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

96.101+0.001−0.001days

Semi-Major Axis

0.4020au

Distance from Earth

1160.6 pc (~3785 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5796 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.04 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

298.0231°, 43.3635°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-315 b

System Context

Kepler-315 b orbits Kepler-315 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.77 Earth radii, a mass of 14.54 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 96.1 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,160.6 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.

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More planets in this system

Kepler-315 c