Exoplanet

Kepler-36 b

Orbiting Kepler-36

Overview

Kepler-36 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-36, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.50

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

3.83

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

13.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

528.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.50

Mass (Earth masses)

3.83

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Vissapragada et al. 2020

Orbital Period

13.868+0.001−0.001days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

3.83+0.11−0.10

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0121+0.0003−0.0003

Eccentricity

0.0000

Distance from Earth

528.0 pc (~1722 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5979 K

Mass (Solar)

1.03 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.63 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.2502°, 49.2318°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-36 b

System Context

Kepler-36 b orbits Kepler-36 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.5 Earth radii, a mass of 3.83 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 13.87 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 528 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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Kepler-36 c