Exoplanet

Kepler-65 d

Orbiting Kepler-65

Overview

Kepler-65 d is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-65, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.52

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.11

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

8.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

303.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.52

Mass (Earth masses)

3.11

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Chaplin et al. 2013

Orbital Period

8.131+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0840+0.00600.0020au

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

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-65 d

System Context

Kepler-65 d orbits Kepler-65 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.52 Earth radii, a mass of 3.11 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 8.13 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 303.7 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.

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