Exoplanet

Kepler-427 b

Orbiting Kepler-427

Overview

Kepler-427 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-427, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

13.79

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

92.17

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

10.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1017.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1100

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

13.79

Mass (Earth masses)

92.17

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1100 K

Orbital Period

10.29 days

Distance from Earth

1017.8 pc (~3320 ly)

Spectral Type

G2 V

Temperature

5800 K

Mass (Solar)

0.96 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.35 R☉

Luminosity

0.29 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

288.2546°, 43.7048°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-427 b

System Context

Kepler-427 b orbits Kepler-427 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 13.79 Earth radii, a mass of 92.17 Earth masses, an orbital period of 10.29 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,100 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,017.8 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G2 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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