Exoplanet

Kepler-412 b

Orbiting Kepler-412

Overview

Kepler-412 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-412, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

15.03

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

299.08

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1086.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1850

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

15.03

Mass (Earth masses)

299.08

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1850 K

Parameter source: Esteves et al. 2015

Orbital Period

1.721+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0290+0.0009−0.0009au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

299.08+39.73−6.04

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.9410+0.1250−0.0190

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

142.00+11.00−11.00m/s

Distance from Earth

1086.2 pc (~3543 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5750 K

Mass (Solar)

1.17 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.29 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

286.1103°, 43.6810°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-412 b

System Context

Kepler-412 b orbits Kepler-412 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 15.03 Earth radii, a mass of 299.08 Earth masses, an orbital period of 1.72 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,850 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,086.2 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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