Exoplanet

Kepler-6 b

Orbiting Kepler-6

Overview

Kepler-6 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-6, discovered in 2009 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

14.62

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

212.31

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

587.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1460

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

14.62

Mass (Earth masses)

212.31

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1460 K

Parameter source: Esteves et al. 2015

Orbital Period

3.235+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0485+0.0007−0.0013au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

212.31+12.08−11.12

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.6680+0.0380−0.0350

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

80.90+2.60−2.60m/s

Distance from Earth

587.0 pc (~1915 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5647 K

Mass (Solar)

1.21 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.39 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

296.8372°, 48.2400°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2009

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-6 b

System Context

Kepler-6 b orbits Kepler-6 and was reported in 2009 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 14.62 Earth radii, a mass of 212.31 Earth masses, an orbital period of 3.23 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,460 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 587 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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