Exoplanet

Kepler-428 b

Orbiting Kepler-428

Overview

Kepler-428 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-428, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

12.11

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

403.63

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

686.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1070

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

12.11

Mass (Earth masses)

403.63

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1070 K

Orbital Period

3.53 days

Distance from Earth

686.3 pc (~2238 ly)

Spectral Type

K1 V

Temperature

5150 K

Mass (Solar)

0.87 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.80 R☉

Luminosity

-0.39 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

290.5817°, 40.5773°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-428 b