Exoplanet

Kepler-449 b

Orbiting Kepler-449

Overview

Kepler-449 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-449, discovered in 2015 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.06

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.20

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

12.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

241.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.06

Mass (Earth masses)

5.20

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Van Eylen & Albrecht 2015

Orbital Period

12.582+0.000−0.000days

Eccentricity

0.0300+0.2800−0.0300

Distance from Earth

241.9 pc (~789 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5649 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

Unknown

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

293.7328°, 41.9006°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2015

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-449 b

System Context

Kepler-449 b orbits Kepler-449 and was reported in 2015 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.06 Earth radii, a mass of 5.2 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 12.58 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 241.9 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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More planets in this system

Kepler-449 c