Exoplanet

Kepler-47 b

Orbiting Kepler-47

Overview

Kepler-47 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-47, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.05

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

2.07

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

49.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1025.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.05

Mass (Earth masses)

2.07

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Orosz et al. 2019

Orbital Period

49.464+0.0080.007days

Semi-Major Axis

0.2877+0.00140.0011au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

2.07+23.702.07

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0065+0.07460.0065

Eccentricity

0.0210+0.00250.0022

Argument of Periastron

48.6+3.02.3deg

Distance from Earth

1025.0 pc (~3343 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

0.96 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.94 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

295.2979°, 46.9204°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-47 b

System Context

Kepler-47 b orbits Kepler-47 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.05 Earth radii, a mass of 2.07 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 49.46 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,025 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

Host star

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