Kepler-54 b
Orbiting Kepler-54
Kepler-54 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-54, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.
Radius
2.10
Earth radii
Mass (est.)
5.39
Earth masses
Orbital Period
8.0
days
Distance
271.7
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
2.10
Mass (Earth masses)
5.39
Estimated
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Steffen et al. 2013
Orbital Period
8.011+0.000−0.000days
Distance from Earth
271.7 pc (~886 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
3705 K
Mass (Solar)
0.51 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.50 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
3
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
294.7739°, 43.0562°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2012
Source ID: Kepler-54 b
Kepler-54 b orbits Kepler-54 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 2.1 Earth radii, a mass of 5.39 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 8.01 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 271.7 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.
Host star
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