Exoplanet

Kepler-722 b

Orbiting Kepler-722

Overview

Kepler-722 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-722, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.63

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

7.89

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1239.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.63

Mass (Earth masses)

7.89

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

4.094+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1239.5 pc (~4043 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5863 K

Mass (Solar)

1.03 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.05 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

290.2633°, 44.5564°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-722 b

System Context

Kepler-722 b orbits Kepler-722 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.63 Earth radii, a mass of 7.89 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 4.09 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,239.5 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

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

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