Exoplanet

Kepler-691 b

Orbiting Kepler-691

Overview

Kepler-691 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-691, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.09

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.34

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

8.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

279.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.09

Mass (Earth masses)

5.34

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

8.114+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

279.1 pc (~910 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

3715 K

Mass (Solar)

0.53 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.50 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

288.8117°, 40.0332°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-691 b

System Context

Kepler-691 b orbits Kepler-691 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.09 Earth radii, a mass of 5.34 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 8.11 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 279.1 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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