Exoplanet

Kepler-40 b

Orbiting Kepler-40

Overview

Kepler-40 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-40, discovered in 2010 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

13.11

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

699.20

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

2305.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1620

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

13.11

Mass (Earth masses)

699.20

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1620 K

Orbital Period

6.87 days

Distance from Earth

2305.0 pc (~7518 ly)

Spectral Type

F5 IV

Temperature

6510 K

Mass (Solar)

1.48 M☉

Radius (Solar)

2.13 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

296.8137°, 47.5265°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2010

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-40 b

System Context

Kepler-40 b orbits Kepler-40 and was reported in 2010 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 13.11 Earth radii, a mass of 699.2 Earth masses, an orbital period of 6.87 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,620 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 2,305 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as F5 IV, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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