Exoplanet

Kepler-76 b

Orbiting Kepler-76

Overview

Kepler-76 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-76, discovered in 2013 using the Orbital Brightness Modulation method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

15.24

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

638.84

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

823.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

2140

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

15.24

Mass (Earth masses)

638.84

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

2140 K

Parameter source: Esteves et al. 2015

Orbital Period

1.545+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0274+0.0020−0.0019au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

638.84+117.60−111.24

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

2.0100+0.3700−0.3500

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

306.00+20.00−20.00m/s

Distance from Earth

823.0 pc (~2684 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6409 K

Mass (Solar)

1.20 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.32 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.1921°, 39.6190°

Discovery Method

Orbital Brightness Modulation

Discovery Year

2013

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-76 b

System Context

Kepler-76 b orbits Kepler-76 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Orbital Brightness Modulation method.

Published measurements list a radius of 15.24 Earth radii, a mass of 638.84 Earth masses, an orbital period of 1.54 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 2,140 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 823 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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