Exoplanet

Kepler-717 b

Orbiting Kepler-717

Overview

Kepler-717 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-717, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.42

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

6.85

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

2805.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.42

Mass (Earth masses)

6.85

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

4.408+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

2805.5 pc (~9150 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5485 K

Mass (Solar)

0.88 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.85 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

292.9655°, 43.3463°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-717 b

System Context

Kepler-717 b orbits Kepler-717 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.42 Earth radii, a mass of 6.85 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 4.41 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 2,805.5 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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