Kepler-45 b
Orbiting Kepler-45
Kepler-45 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-45, discovered in 2011 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
10.76
Earth radii
Mass
160.50
Earth masses
Orbital Period
2.5
days
Distance
381.9
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1000
K
Radius (Earth radii)
10.76
Mass (Earth masses)
160.50
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
1000 K
Orbital Period
2.46 days
Distance from Earth
381.9 pc (~1246 ly)
Spectral Type
M
Temperature
3820 K
Mass (Solar)
0.59 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.55 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
292.8729°, 41.0642°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2011
Source ID: Kepler-45 b
Kepler-45 b orbits Kepler-45 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 10.76 Earth radii, a mass of 160.5 Earth masses, an orbital period of 2.46 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,000 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 381.9 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as M, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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