Exoplanet

Kepler-67 b

Orbiting Kepler-67

Overview

Kepler-67 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-67, discovered in 2013 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.94

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

9.53

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

15.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1131.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.94

Mass (Earth masses)

9.53

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Meibom et al. 2013

Orbital Period

15.726+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1171+0.0015−0.0015au

Distance from Earth

1131.2 pc (~3689 ly)

Spectral Type

G9 V

Temperature

5331 K

Mass (Solar)

0.86 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.78 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.1534°, 46.1664°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2013

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-67 b

System Context

Kepler-67 b orbits Kepler-67 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.94 Earth radii, a mass of 9.53 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 15.73 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,131.2 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G9 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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