Kepler-65 b
Orbiting Kepler-65
Kepler-65 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-65, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.
Radius
1.42
Earth radii
Mass (est.)
2.77
Earth masses
Orbital Period
2.2
days
Distance
303.7
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
1.42
Mass (Earth masses)
2.77
Estimated
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Chaplin et al. 2013
Orbital Period
2.155+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0350+0.0020−0.0010au
Distance from Earth
303.7 pc (~991 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
6211 K
Mass (Solar)
1.25 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.41 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
4
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
288.6887°, 41.1511°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2012
Source ID: Kepler-65 b
Kepler-65 b orbits Kepler-65 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 1.42 Earth radii, a mass of 2.77 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 2.15 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 303.7 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.
Host star
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