Exoplanet

Kepler-682 b

Orbiting Kepler-682

Overview

Kepler-682 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-682, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

7.37

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

45.39

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

12.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1979.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

7.37

Mass (Earth masses)

45.39

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

12.612+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1979.3 pc (~6455 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5559 K

Mass (Solar)

0.92 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.89 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

289.1122°, 51.7374°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-682 b

System Context

Kepler-682 b orbits Kepler-682 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 7.37 Earth radii, a mass of 45.39 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 12.61 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,979.3 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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