Exoplanet

Kepler-378 b

Orbiting Kepler-378

Overview

Kepler-378 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-378, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

0.75

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

0.35

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

16.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

152.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

0.75

Mass (Earth masses)

0.35

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

16.092+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1120au

Distance from Earth

152.1 pc (~496 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4661 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.67 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.9490°, 46.4389°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-378 b

System Context

Kepler-378 b orbits Kepler-378 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 0.75 Earth radii, a mass of 0.35 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 16.09 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 152.1 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

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