Exoplanet

Kepler-497 b

Orbiting Kepler-497

Overview

Kepler-497 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-497, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

6.04

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

32.37

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1292.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

6.04

Mass (Earth masses)

32.37

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

3.573+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1292.0 pc (~4214 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5834 K

Mass (Solar)

1.09 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.11 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

290.7660°, 38.9279°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-497 b

System Context

Kepler-497 b orbits Kepler-497 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 6.04 Earth radii, a mass of 32.37 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 3.57 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,292 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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