Exoplanet

Kepler-737 b

Orbiting Kepler-737

Overview

Kepler-737 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-737, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.96

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

4.79

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

28.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

205.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.96

Mass (Earth masses)

4.79

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

28.599+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

205.1 pc (~669 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

3813 K

Mass (Solar)

0.51 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.48 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.8630°, 46.4292°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-737 b

System Context

Kepler-737 b orbits Kepler-737 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.96 Earth radii, a mass of 4.79 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 28.6 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 205.1 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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