Kepler-63 b
Orbiting Kepler-63
Kepler-63 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-63, discovered in 2013 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.
Radius
6.11
Earth radii
Mass
120.00
Earth masses
Orbital Period
9.4
days
Distance
194.0
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
6.11
Mass (Earth masses)
120.00
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Sanchis-Ojeda et al. 2013
Orbital Period
9.434+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0800+0.0020−0.0020au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
120.00
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.3780
Eccentricity
<0.45
Distance from Earth
194.0 pc (~633 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5576 K
Mass (Solar)
0.98 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.90 R☉
Luminosity
-0.16 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
289.2263°, 49.5483°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2013
Source ID: Kepler-63 b
Kepler-63 b orbits Kepler-63 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 6.11 Earth radii, a mass of 120 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 9.43 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 194 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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