Exoplanet

Kepler-41 b

Orbiting Kepler-41

Overview

Kepler-41 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-41, discovered in 2011 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

14.46

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

177.98

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1093.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1790

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

14.46

Mass (Earth masses)

177.98

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1790 K

Parameter source: Bonomo et al. 2015

Orbital Period

1.856+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0310+0.0004−0.0004au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

177.98+25.43−25.43

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.5600+0.0800−0.0800

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

84.00+11.00−11.00m/s

Distance from Earth

1093.1 pc (~3565 ly)

Spectral Type

G2 V

Temperature

5750 K

Mass (Solar)

1.15 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.29 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.5132°, 45.9816°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2011

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-41 b

System Context

Kepler-41 b orbits Kepler-41 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 14.46 Earth radii, a mass of 177.98 Earth masses, an orbital period of 1.86 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,790 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,093.1 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G2 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

Open Kepler-41