Exoplanet

Kepler-362 b

Orbiting Kepler-362

Overview

Kepler-362 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-362, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

0.88

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

0.61

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

10.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1090.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

0.88

Mass (Earth masses)

0.61

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

10.327+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0870au

Distance from Earth

1090.5 pc (~3557 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5788 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.72 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.7716°, 47.5299°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-362 b

System Context

Kepler-362 b orbits Kepler-362 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 0.88 Earth radii, a mass of 0.61 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 10.33 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,090.5 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

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