Exoplanet

Kepler-476 b

Orbiting Kepler-476

Overview

Kepler-476 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-476, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.08

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

10.32

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

14.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

813.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.08

Mass (Earth masses)

10.32

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

14.006+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

813.5 pc (~2653 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5837 K

Mass (Solar)

1.03 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.09 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

295.1638°, 43.9631°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-476 b

System Context

Kepler-476 b orbits Kepler-476 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.08 Earth radii, a mass of 10.32 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 14.01 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 813.5 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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