Exoplanet

Kepler-346 b

Orbiting Kepler-346

Overview

Kepler-346 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-346, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.66

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

8.04

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

984.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.66

Mass (Earth masses)

8.04

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

6.511+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0710au

Distance from Earth

984.1 pc (~3210 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6033 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.02 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

288.0119°, 46.1176°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-346 b

System Context

Kepler-346 b orbits Kepler-346 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.66 Earth radii, a mass of 8.04 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 6.51 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 984.1 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-346 c