Exoplanet

Kepler-472 b

Orbiting Kepler-472

Overview

Kepler-472 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-472, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.22

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

11.13

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

306.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.22

Mass (Earth masses)

11.13

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

4.176+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

306.6 pc (~1000 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4996 K

Mass (Solar)

0.85 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.78 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

296.5245°, 39.2499°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-472 b

System Context

Kepler-472 b orbits Kepler-472 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.22 Earth radii, a mass of 11.13 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 4.18 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 306.6 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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