Exoplanet

Kepler-709 b

Orbiting Kepler-709

Overview

Kepler-709 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-709, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.92

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

9.42

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

16.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

664.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.92

Mass (Earth masses)

9.42

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

16.085+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

664.8 pc (~2168 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5071 K

Mass (Solar)

0.80 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.77 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

292.1053°, 42.3803°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-709 b

System Context

Kepler-709 b orbits Kepler-709 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.92 Earth radii, a mass of 9.42 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 16.09 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 664.8 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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