Kepler-408 b
Orbiting Kepler-408
Kepler-408 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-408, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.
Radius
0.82
Earth radii
Mass
5.00
Earth masses
Orbital Period
2.5
days
Distance
88.8
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
0.82
Mass (Earth masses)
5.00
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Marcy et al. 2014
Orbital Period
2.465days
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
5.00
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.0157
Distance from Earth
88.8 pc (~290 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
6104 K
Mass (Solar)
1.08 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.23 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
284.7862°, 48.4233°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2014
Source ID: Kepler-408 b
Kepler-408 b orbits Kepler-408 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 0.82 Earth radii, a mass of 5 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 2.47 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 88.8 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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