Exoplanet

Kepler-791 b

Orbiting Kepler-791

Overview

Kepler-791 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-791, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.05

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

10.15

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

14.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1266.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.05

Mass (Earth masses)

10.15

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

14.554+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1266.3 pc (~4130 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6383 K

Mass (Solar)

1.30 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.47 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

293.5958°, 39.0294°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-791 b

System Context

Kepler-791 b orbits Kepler-791 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.05 Earth radii, a mass of 10.15 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 14.55 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,266.3 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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