Exoplanet

Kepler-618 b

Orbiting Kepler-618

Overview

Kepler-618 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-618, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.60

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

7.74

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1222.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.60

Mass (Earth masses)

7.74

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

3.596+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1222.0 pc (~3985 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5860 K

Mass (Solar)

1.05 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.08 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

286.2499°, 48.0609°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-618 b

System Context

Kepler-618 b orbits Kepler-618 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.6 Earth radii, a mass of 7.74 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 3.6 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,222 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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