Exoplanet

Kepler-69 b

Orbiting Kepler-69

Overview

Kepler-69 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-69, discovered in 2013 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.24

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

6.01

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

13.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

730.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

779

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

2.24

Mass (Earth masses)

6.01

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

779 K

Orbital Period

13.72 days

Distance from Earth

730.6 pc (~2383 ly)

Spectral Type

G4 V

Temperature

5638 K

Mass (Solar)

0.81 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.93 R☉

Luminosity

-0.10 log L☉

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

293.2609°, 44.8689°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2013

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-69 b

System Context

Kepler-69 b orbits Kepler-69 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.24 Earth radii, a mass of 6.01 Earth masses (estimated), an orbital period of 13.72 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 779 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 730.6 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G4 V, and 2 known planets in the system.

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