Exoplanet

Kepler-44 b

Orbiting Kepler-44

Overview

Kepler-44 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-44, discovered in 2011 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

12.22

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

317.82

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1188.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1544

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

12.22

Mass (Earth masses)

317.82

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1544 K

Parameter source: Bonomo et al. 2015

Orbital Period

3.247+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0446+0.0011−0.0011au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

317.82+31.78−31.78

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

1.0000+0.1000−0.1000

Eccentricity

<0.066

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

125.00+11.00−11.00m/s

Distance from Earth

1188.0 pc (~3875 ly)

Spectral Type

G2 IV

Temperature

5800 K

Mass (Solar)

1.12 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.35 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

300.1024°, 45.7622°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2011

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-44 b

System Context

Kepler-44 b orbits Kepler-44 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 12.22 Earth radii, a mass of 317.82 Earth masses, an orbital period of 3.25 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,544 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,188 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G2 IV, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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