Exoplanet

Kepler-631 b

Orbiting Kepler-631

Overview

Kepler-631 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-631, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.90

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

9.32

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

18.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

762.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.90

Mass (Earth masses)

9.32

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

17.980+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

762.0 pc (~2485 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6185 K

Mass (Solar)

1.24 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.33 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

296.8857°, 40.2282°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-631 b

System Context

Kepler-631 b orbits Kepler-631 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.9 Earth radii, a mass of 9.32 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 17.98 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 762 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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