Exoplanet

Kepler-728 b

Orbiting Kepler-728

Overview

Kepler-728 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-728, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.34

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

11.84

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

5.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1765.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.34

Mass (Earth masses)

11.84

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

5.743+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1765.2 pc (~5757 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5660 K

Mass (Solar)

0.95 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.93 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.0924°, 45.1155°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-728 b

System Context

Kepler-728 b orbits Kepler-728 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.34 Earth radii, a mass of 11.84 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 5.74 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,765.2 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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