Exoplanet

Kepler-340 b

Orbiting Kepler-340

Overview

Kepler-340 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-340, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.53

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

7.39

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

14.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

808.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.53

Mass (Earth masses)

7.39

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

14.844+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1340au

Distance from Earth

808.8 pc (~2638 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6620 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.85 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

295.9335°, 40.3006°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-340 b

System Context

Kepler-340 b orbits Kepler-340 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.53 Earth radii, a mass of 7.39 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 14.84 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 808.8 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-340 c
Kepler-340 b