Exoplanet

Kepler-436 b

Orbiting Kepler-436

Overview

Kepler-436 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-436, discovered in 2015 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.73

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

8.41

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

64.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

588.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.73

Mass (Earth masses)

8.41

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Torres et al. 2015

Orbital Period

64.002+0.001−0.001days

Semi-Major Axis

0.3390+0.1340−0.0530au

Eccentricity

>0.19

Distance from Earth

588.9 pc (~1921 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4651 K

Mass (Solar)

0.73 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.70 R☉

Luminosity

-0.70 log L☉

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

301.7208°, 44.4121°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2015

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-436 b

System Context

Kepler-436 b orbits Kepler-436 and was reported in 2015 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.73 Earth radii, a mass of 8.41 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 64 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 588.9 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

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

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Kepler-436 c