Exoplanet

Kepler-80 b

Orbiting Kepler-80

Overview

Kepler-80 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-80, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.67

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

6.93

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

7.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

369.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.67

Mass (Earth masses)

6.93

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: MacDonald et al. 2016

Orbital Period

7.052+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0648+0.00090.0009au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

6.93+1.050.70

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0218+0.00330.0022

Distance from Earth

369.5 pc (~1205 ly)

Spectral Type

K5

Temperature

4540 K

Mass (Solar)

0.73 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.68 R☉

Luminosity

-0.77 log L☉

Planets in System

6

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

296.1126°, 39.9787°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-80 b

System Context

Kepler-80 b orbits Kepler-80 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.67 Earth radii, a mass of 6.93 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 7.05 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 369.5 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K5, and 6 known planets in the system.

Host star

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