Exoplanet

Kepler-343 b

Orbiting Kepler-343

Overview

Kepler-343 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-343, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.41

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

6.80

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

9.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

927.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.41

Mass (Earth masses)

6.80

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

8.969+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0880au

Distance from Earth

927.2 pc (~3024 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5807 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.43 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.9607°, 42.4330°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-343 b

System Context

Kepler-343 b orbits Kepler-343 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.41 Earth radii, a mass of 6.8 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 8.97 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 927.2 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

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