Kepler-7 b
Orbiting Kepler-7
Kepler-7 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-7, discovered in 2009 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
18.18
Earth radii
Mass
140.16
Earth masses
Orbital Period
4.9
days
Distance
922.6
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1630
K
Radius (Earth radii)
18.18
Mass (Earth masses)
140.16
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
1630 K
Orbital Period
4.89 days
Distance from Earth
922.6 pc (~3009 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5933 K
Mass (Solar)
1.36 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.97 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
288.5815°, 41.0897°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2009
Source ID: Kepler-7 b
Kepler-7 b orbits Kepler-7 and was reported in 2009 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 18.18 Earth radii, a mass of 140.16 Earth masses, an orbital period of 4.89 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,630 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 922.6 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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