Exoplanet

Kepler-316 b

Orbiting Kepler-316

Overview

Kepler-316 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-316, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.06

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

1.20

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

384.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.06

Mass (Earth masses)

1.20

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

2.241+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0270au

Distance from Earth

384.9 pc (~1255 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4204 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.52 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

290.8258°, 44.1839°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-316 b

System Context

Kepler-316 b orbits Kepler-316 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.06 Earth radii, a mass of 1.2 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 2.24 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 384.9 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-316

More planets in this system

Kepler-316 c