Exoplanet

Kepler-453 b

Orbiting Kepler-453

Overview

Kepler-453 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-453, discovered in 2015 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

6.20

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

16.00

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

240.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

442.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

6.20

Mass (Earth masses)

16.00

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Welsh et al. 2015

Orbital Period

240.503+0.0530.053days

Semi-Major Axis

0.7903+0.00280.0028au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

16.00

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0503

Eccentricity

0.0359+0.00880.0088

Argument of Periastron

185.1+3.73.7deg

Distance from Earth

442.8 pc (~1444 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5527 K

Mass (Solar)

0.94 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.83 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

283.2413°, 46.3785°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2015

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-453 b

System Context

Kepler-453 b orbits Kepler-453 and was reported in 2015 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 6.2 Earth radii, a mass of 16 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 240.5 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 442.8 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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