Exoplanet

Kepler-677 b

Orbiting Kepler-677

Overview

Kepler-677 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-677, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

5.38

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

26.60

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1954.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

5.38

Mass (Earth masses)

26.60

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

6.575+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1954.1 pc (~6373 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5723 K

Mass (Solar)

1.00 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.99 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

290.0980°, 50.3216°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-677 b

System Context

Kepler-677 b orbits Kepler-677 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 5.38 Earth radii, a mass of 26.6 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 6.58 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,954.1 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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