Exoplanet

Kepler-48 e

Orbiting Kepler-48

Overview

Kepler-48 e is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-48, discovered in 2014 using the Radial Velocity method.

Key Measurements

Mass

657.00

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

982.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

306.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

Unknown

Mass (Earth masses)

657.00

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Marcy et al. 2014

Orbital Period

982.000+8.0008.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

657.00+25.0025.00

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

2.0670+0.07900.0790

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

45.83+0.800.80m/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

Radial Velocity

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-48 e

System Context

Kepler-48 e orbits Kepler-48 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Radial Velocity method.

Published measurements list a mass of 657 Earth masses and an orbital period of 982 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 306.7 parsecs from Earth and 5 known planets in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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