Exoplanet

Kepler-331 b

Orbiting Kepler-331

Overview

Kepler-331 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-331, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.82

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

4.22

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

8.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

580.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.82

Mass (Earth masses)

4.22

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

8.457+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0650au

Distance from Earth

580.1 pc (~1892 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4347 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.49 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.8343°, 39.3073°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-331 b

System Context

Kepler-331 b orbits Kepler-331 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.82 Earth radii, a mass of 4.22 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 8.46 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 580.1 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

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