Exoplanet

Kepler-435 b

Orbiting Kepler-435

Overview

Kepler-435 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-435, discovered in 2015 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

22.31

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

266.97

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

8.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1418.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1729

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

22.31

Mass (Earth masses)

266.97

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1729 K

Parameter source: Almenara et al. 2015

Orbital Period

8.600+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0948+0.0018−0.0018au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

266.97+47.67−47.67

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.8400+0.1500−0.1500

Eccentricity

0.1140+0.0770−0.0770

Argument of Periastron

104.0+36.0−36.0deg

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

64.00+12.00−12.00m/s

Distance from Earth

1418.8 pc (~4627 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6161 K

Mass (Solar)

1.54 M☉

Radius (Solar)

3.21 R☉

Luminosity

1.13 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

292.2873°, 43.1973°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2015

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-435 b

System Context

Kepler-435 b orbits Kepler-435 and was reported in 2015 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 22.31 Earth radii, a mass of 266.97 Earth masses, an orbital period of 8.6 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,729 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,418.8 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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