Kepler-478 b
Orbiting Kepler-478
Kepler-478 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-478, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.
Radius
2.71
Earth radii
Mass (est.)
8.30
Earth masses
Orbital Period
13.2
days
Radius (Earth radii)
2.71
Mass (Earth masses)
8.30
Estimated
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016
Orbital Period
13.222+0.000−0.000days
Distance from Earth
Unknown
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5210 K
Mass (Solar)
0.85 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.80 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
292.4870°, 46.1962°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2016
Source ID: Kepler-478 b
Kepler-478 b orbits Kepler-478 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 2.71 Earth radii, a mass of 8.3 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 13.22 days.
Catalog data places 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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