Exoplanet

Kepler-772 b

Orbiting Kepler-772

Overview

Kepler-772 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-772, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.82

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

4.22

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

13.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1130.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.82

Mass (Earth masses)

4.22

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

12.992+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1130.2 pc (~3686 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5714 K

Mass (Solar)

0.98 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.11 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.4236°, 38.2166°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-772 b

System Context

Kepler-772 b orbits Kepler-772 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.82 Earth radii, a mass of 4.22 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 12.99 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,130.2 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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