Exoplanet

Kepler-761 b

Orbiting Kepler-761

Overview

Kepler-761 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-761, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.03

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.08

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

10.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

830.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.03

Mass (Earth masses)

5.08

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

10.128+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

830.7 pc (~2709 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5706 K

Mass (Solar)

0.95 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.93 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

290.5036°, 44.1436°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-761 b

System Context

Kepler-761 b orbits Kepler-761 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.03 Earth radii, a mass of 5.08 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 10.13 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 830.7 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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