Exoplanet

Kepler-762 b

Orbiting Kepler-762

Overview

Kepler-762 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-762, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

12.68

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

114.03

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1898.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

12.68

Mass (Earth masses)

114.03

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

3.771+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1898.3 pc (~6191 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5944 K

Mass (Solar)

1.06 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.08 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.2757°, 47.3295°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-762 b

System Context

Kepler-762 b orbits Kepler-762 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 12.68 Earth radii, a mass of 114.03 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 3.77 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,898.3 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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