Exoplanet

Kepler-318 b

Orbiting Kepler-318

Overview

Kepler-318 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-318, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

4.71

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

21.22

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

489.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

4.71

Mass (Earth masses)

21.22

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

4.663+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0560au

Distance from Earth

489.1 pc (~1595 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5746 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.19 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

298.4828°, 46.7936°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-318 b

System Context

Kepler-318 b orbits Kepler-318 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 4.71 Earth radii, a mass of 21.22 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 4.66 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 489.1 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-318 c