Exoplanet

Kepler-715 b

Orbiting Kepler-715

Overview

Kepler-715 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-715, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.75

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

14.41

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

10.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1327.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.75

Mass (Earth masses)

14.41

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

10.007+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1327.4 pc (~4330 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5871 K

Mass (Solar)

1.04 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.04 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

283.6308°, 43.3794°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-715 b

System Context

Kepler-715 b orbits Kepler-715 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.75 Earth radii, a mass of 14.41 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 10.01 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,327.4 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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