Exoplanet

Kepler-801 b

Orbiting Kepler-801

Overview

Kepler-801 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-801, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.00

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

4.96

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

11.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

440.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.00

Mass (Earth masses)

4.96

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

11.419+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

440.4 pc (~1436 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4435 K

Mass (Solar)

0.67 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.63 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

286.0752°, 44.6646°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-801 b

System Context

Kepler-801 b orbits Kepler-801 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2 Earth radii, a mass of 4.96 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 11.42 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 440.4 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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