Exoplanet

Kepler-736 b

Orbiting Kepler-736

Overview

Kepler-736 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-736, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.93

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

9.48

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1005.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.93

Mass (Earth masses)

9.48

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

3.601+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1005.4 pc (~3279 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5217 K

Mass (Solar)

0.86 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.81 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

285.3913°, 46.1809°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-736 b

System Context

Kepler-736 b orbits Kepler-736 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.93 Earth radii, a mass of 9.48 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 3.6 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,005.4 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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

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