Kepler-34 b
Orbiting Kepler-34
Kepler-34 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-34, discovered in 2011 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.
Radius
8.56
Earth radii
Mass
69.92
Earth masses
Orbital Period
288.8
days
Distance
1800.8
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
8.56
Mass (Earth masses)
69.92
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Welsh et al. 2012
Orbital Period
288.822+0.063−0.081days
Semi-Major Axis
1.0896+0.0009−0.0009au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
69.92+3.50−3.18
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.2200+0.0110−0.0100
Eccentricity
0.1820+0.0160−0.0200
Distance from Earth
1800.8 pc (~5873 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5913 K
Mass (Solar)
1.05 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.16 R☉
Luminosity
0.17 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
2
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
296.4358°, 44.6415°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2011
Source ID: Kepler-34 b
Kepler-34 b orbits Kepler-34 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 8.56 Earth radii, a mass of 69.92 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 288.82 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 1,800.8 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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