Exoplanet

Kepler-61 b

Orbiting Kepler-61

Overview

Kepler-61 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-61, discovered in 2013 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.15

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.60

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

59.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

335.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

273

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

2.15

Mass (Earth masses)

5.60

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

273 K

Orbital Period

59.88 days

Distance from Earth

335.1 pc (~1093 ly)

Spectral Type

K7 V

Temperature

4017 K

Mass (Solar)

0.64 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.62 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

295.3045°, 42.4753°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2013

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-61 b

System Context

Kepler-61 b orbits Kepler-61 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.15 Earth radii, a mass of 5.6 Earth masses (estimated), an orbital period of 59.88 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 273 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 335.1 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K7 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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