Exoplanet

Kepler-538 b

Orbiting Kepler-538

Overview

Kepler-538 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-538, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.21

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

12.90

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

81.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

156.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

417

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

2.21

Mass (Earth masses)

12.90

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

417 K

Orbital Period

81.74 days

Distance from Earth

156.0 pc (~509 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5534 K

Mass (Solar)

0.89 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.87 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

297.4866°, 49.6234°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-538 b

System Context

Kepler-538 b orbits Kepler-538 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.22 Earth radii, a mass of 12.9 Earth masses, an orbital period of 81.74 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 417 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 156 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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

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