Exoplanet

Kepler-387 b

Orbiting Kepler-387

Overview

Kepler-387 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-387, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.03

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

1.08

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

801.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.03

Mass (Earth masses)

1.08

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

6.792+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0680au

Distance from Earth

801.1 pc (~2613 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5774 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.05 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

287.7983°, 45.6568°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-387 b

System Context

Kepler-387 b orbits Kepler-387 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.03 Earth radii, a mass of 1.08 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 6.79 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 801.1 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-387

More planets in this system

Kepler-387 c