Exoplanet

Kepler-74 b

Orbiting Kepler-74

Overview

Kepler-74 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-74, discovered in 2013 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

10.76

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

200.22

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

7.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1177.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1078

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

10.76

Mass (Earth masses)

200.22

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1078 K

Orbital Period

7.34 days

Distance from Earth

1177.5 pc (~3841 ly)

Spectral Type

F8 V

Temperature

6000 K

Mass (Solar)

1.18 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.12 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

293.0925°, 41.3555°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2013

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-74 b

System Context

Kepler-74 b orbits Kepler-74 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 10.76 Earth radii, a mass of 200.22 Earth masses, an orbital period of 7.34 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,078 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,177.6 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as F8 V, and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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