Exoplanet

Kepler-616 b

Orbiting Kepler-616

Overview

Kepler-616 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-616, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.43

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

6.90

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

10.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

945.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.43

Mass (Earth masses)

6.90

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

9.998+0.0000.000days

Distance from Earth

945.8 pc (~3085 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5753 K

Mass (Solar)

0.98 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.97 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.9891°, 46.8383°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-616 b

System Context

Kepler-616 b orbits Kepler-616 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.43 Earth radii, a mass of 6.9 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 10 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 945.8 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

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