Kepler-48 b
Orbiting Kepler-48
Kepler-48 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-48, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.
Radius
1.88
Earth radii
Mass
3.94
Earth masses
Orbital Period
4.8
days
Distance
306.7
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
1.88
Mass (Earth masses)
3.94
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Marcy et al. 2014
Orbital Period
4.778days
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
3.94+2.10−2.10
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.0124+0.0066−0.0066
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
1.62+0.90−0.90m/s
Distance from Earth
306.7 pc (~1000 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5194 K
Mass (Solar)
0.88 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.89 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
5
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
299.1393°, 40.9489°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2012
Source ID: Kepler-48 b
Kepler-48 b orbits Kepler-48 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 1.88 Earth radii, a mass of 3.94 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 4.78 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 306.7 parsecs from Earth and 5 known planets in the system.
Host star
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