Exoplanet

Kepler-356 b

Orbiting Kepler-356

Overview

Kepler-356 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-356, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.57

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.29

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

707.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.57

Mass (Earth masses)

3.29

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

4.613+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0570au

Distance from Earth

707.6 pc (~2308 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6133 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.33 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

292.4211°, 37.6828°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-356 b

System Context

Kepler-356 b orbits Kepler-356 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.57 Earth radii, a mass of 3.29 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 4.61 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 707.6 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.

Open Kepler-356

More planets in this system

Kepler-356 c