Kepler-46 b
Orbiting Kepler-46
Kepler-46 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-46, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.
Radius
9.06
Earth radii
Mass
1907.00
Earth masses
Orbital Period
33.6
days
Distance
777.1
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
543
K
Radius (Earth radii)
9.06
Mass (Earth masses)
1907.00
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
543 K
Orbital Period
33.60 days
Distance from Earth
777.1 pc (~2534 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5155 K
Mass (Solar)
0.90 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.94 R☉
Luminosity
-0.26 log L☉
Planets in System
3
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
289.2687°, 42.6042°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2012
Source ID: Kepler-46 b
Kepler-46 b orbits Kepler-46 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 9.06 Earth radii, a mass of 1,907 Earth masses, an orbital period of 33.6 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 543 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 777.1 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.
Host star
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