Exoplanet

Kepler-597 b

Orbiting Kepler-597

Overview

Kepler-597 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-597, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.37

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

6.61

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

13.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

663.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.37

Mass (Earth masses)

6.61

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

13.024+0.0000.000days

Distance from Earth

663.4 pc (~2164 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5683 K

Mass (Solar)

0.97 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.95 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

293.4701°, 39.2528°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-597 b

System Context

Kepler-597 b orbits Kepler-597 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.37 Earth radii, a mass of 6.61 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 13.02 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 663.4 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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