Exoplanet

Kepler-749 b

Orbiting Kepler-749

Overview

Kepler-749 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-749, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.10

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

10.43

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

17.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

721.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.10

Mass (Earth masses)

10.43

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

17.317+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

721.0 pc (~2352 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5009 K

Mass (Solar)

0.79 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.75 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

299.8973°, 43.9041°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-749 b

System Context

Kepler-749 b orbits Kepler-749 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.1 Earth radii, a mass of 10.43 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 17.32 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 721 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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Kepler-749 b