Exoplanet

Kepler-338 b

Orbiting Kepler-338

Overview

Kepler-338 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-338, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.44

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

6.95

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

13.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

552.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.44

Mass (Earth masses)

6.95

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

13.727+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1170au

Distance from Earth

552.8 pc (~1803 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5923 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.74 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

4

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

282.9791°, 40.7844°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-338 b

System Context

Kepler-338 b orbits Kepler-338 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.44 Earth radii, a mass of 6.95 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 13.73 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 552.8 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.

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