Exoplanet

Kepler-434 b

Orbiting Kepler-434

Overview

Kepler-434 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-434, discovered in 2015 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

12.67

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

908.96

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

12.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1222.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1000

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

12.67

Mass (Earth masses)

908.96

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1000 K

Orbital Period

12.87 days

Distance from Earth

1222.5 pc (~3987 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5977 K

Mass (Solar)

1.20 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.38 R☉

Luminosity

0.33 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

293.5864°, 42.9289°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2015

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-434 b

System Context

Kepler-434 b orbits Kepler-434 and was reported in 2015 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 12.67 Earth radii, a mass of 908.96 Earth masses, an orbital period of 12.87 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,000 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,222.5 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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