Exoplanet

Kepler-443 b

Orbiting Kepler-443

Overview

Kepler-443 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-443, discovered in 2015 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.33

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

6.42

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

177.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

802.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.33

Mass (Earth masses)

6.42

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Torres et al. 2015

Orbital Period

177.669+0.003−0.003days

Semi-Major Axis

0.4950+0.1860−0.0750au

Eccentricity

>0.11

Distance from Earth

802.3 pc (~2617 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4723 K

Mass (Solar)

0.74 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.71 R☉

Luminosity

-0.66 log L☉

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

288.6105°, 49.9685°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2015

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-443 b

System Context

Kepler-443 b orbits Kepler-443 and was reported in 2015 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.33 Earth radii, a mass of 6.42 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 177.67 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 802.3 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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