Kepler-43 b
Orbiting Kepler-43
Kepler-43 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-43, discovered in 2011 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
13.66
Earth radii
Mass
1026.59
Earth masses
Orbital Period
3.0
days
Distance
1005.8
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1620
K
Radius (Earth radii)
13.66
Mass (Earth masses)
1026.59
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
1620 K
Orbital Period
3.02 days
Distance from Earth
1005.8 pc (~3281 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
6041 K
Mass (Solar)
1.32 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.42 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
285.2408°, 46.6682°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2011
Source ID: Kepler-43 b
Kepler-43 b orbits Kepler-43 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 13.66 Earth radii, a mass of 1,026.59 Earth masses, an orbital period of 3.02 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,620 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 1,005.8 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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