Exoplanet

Kepler-398 b

Orbiting Kepler-398

Overview

Kepler-398 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-398, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

0.93

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

0.75

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

177.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

0.93

Mass (Earth masses)

0.75

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

4.081+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0440au

Distance from Earth

177.4 pc (~578 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4493 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.61 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.4689°, 40.3437°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-398 b

System Context

Kepler-398 b orbits Kepler-398 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 0.93 Earth radii, a mass of 0.75 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 4.08 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 177.4 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

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