Kepler-438 b
Orbiting Kepler-438
Kepler-438 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-438, discovered in 2015 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.
Radius
1.12
Earth radii
Mass (est.)
1.46
Earth masses
Orbital Period
35.2
days
Radius (Earth radii)
1.12
Mass (Earth masses)
1.46
Estimated
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Torres et al. 2015
Orbital Period
35.233+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.1660+0.0510−0.0420au
Eccentricity
>0.03
Distance from Earth
Unknown
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
3748 K
Mass (Solar)
0.54 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.52 R☉
Luminosity
-1.36 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
281.6457°, 41.9511°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2015
Source ID: Kepler-438 b
Kepler-438 b orbits Kepler-438 and was reported in 2015 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 1.12 Earth radii, a mass of 1.46 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 35.23 days.
Catalog data places 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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