Exoplanet

Kepler-48 d

Orbiting Kepler-48

Overview

Kepler-48 d is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-48, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.04

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

7.93

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

42.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

306.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.04

Mass (Earth masses)

7.93

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Marcy et al. 2014

Orbital Period

42.896days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

7.93+4.604.60

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0250+0.01450.0145

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

1.57+0.900.90m/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

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-48 d

System Context

Kepler-48 d orbits Kepler-48 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.04 Earth radii, a mass of 7.93 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 42.9 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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