Exoplanet

Kepler-612 b

Orbiting Kepler-612

Overview

Kepler-612 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-612, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.84

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

8.99

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1445.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.84

Mass (Earth masses)

8.99

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

3.722+0.0000.000days

Distance from Earth

1445.5 pc (~4715 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5693 K

Mass (Solar)

0.98 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.96 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.3546°, 45.7479°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-612 b

System Context

Kepler-612 b orbits Kepler-612 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.84 Earth radii, a mass of 8.99 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 3.72 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,445.5 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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