Exoplanet

Kepler-422 b

Orbiting Kepler-422

Overview

Kepler-422 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-422, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

12.89

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

136.66

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

7.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

722.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

12.89

Mass (Earth masses)

136.66

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Endl et al. 2014

Orbital Period

7.891+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0820+0.0110−0.0100au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

136.66+41.32−41.32

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.4300+0.1300−0.1300

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

40.00+11.00−10.00m/s

Distance from Earth

722.8 pc (~2357 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5972 K

Mass (Solar)

1.15 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.24 R☉

Luminosity

0.24 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

282.6296°, 46.3233°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-422 b

System Context

Kepler-422 b orbits Kepler-422 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 12.89 Earth radii, a mass of 136.66 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 7.89 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 722.8 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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