Exoplanet

Kepler-35 b

Orbiting Kepler-35

Overview

Kepler-35 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-35, discovered in 2011 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

8.16

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

40.36

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

131.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1819.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

8.16

Mass (Earth masses)

40.36

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Welsh et al. 2012

Orbital Period

131.458+0.0770.105days

Semi-Major Axis

0.6035+0.00100.0010au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

40.36+6.366.36

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.1270+0.02000.0200

Eccentricity

0.0420+0.00700.0040

Distance from Earth

1819.2 pc (~5933 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5606 K

Mass (Solar)

0.89 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.03 R☉

Luminosity

-0.03 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.4970°, 46.6897°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2011

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-35 b

System Context

Kepler-35 b orbits Kepler-35 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 8.16 Earth radii, a mass of 40.36 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 131.46 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,819.2 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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