Exoplanet

Kepler-789 b

Orbiting Kepler-789

Overview

Kepler-789 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-789, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.12

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.47

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

8.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1480.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.12

Mass (Earth masses)

5.47

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

8.638+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1480.2 pc (~4828 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5870 K

Mass (Solar)

1.01 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.02 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

295.9752°, 38.9466°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-789 b

System Context

Kepler-789 b orbits Kepler-789 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.12 Earth radii, a mass of 5.47 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 8.64 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,480.2 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-789 b