Exoplanet

Kepler-473 b

Orbiting Kepler-473

Overview

Kepler-473 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-473, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

4.08

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

16.63

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

14.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

905.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

4.08

Mass (Earth masses)

16.63

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

14.557+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

905.9 pc (~2955 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5816 K

Mass (Solar)

1.06 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.34 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

286.6301°, 38.9456°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-473 b

System Context

Kepler-473 b orbits Kepler-473 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 4.08 Earth radii, a mass of 16.63 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 14.56 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 905.9 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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