Exoplanet

Kepler-357 b

Orbiting Kepler-357

Overview

Kepler-357 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-357, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.84

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

4.30

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

688.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.84

Mass (Earth masses)

4.30

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

6.475+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0630au

Distance from Earth

688.6 pc (~2246 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5036 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.83 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.2430°, 44.0086°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-357 b

System Context

Kepler-357 b orbits Kepler-357 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.84 Earth radii, a mass of 4.3 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 6.48 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 688.6 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

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