Exoplanet

Kepler-81 b

Orbiting Kepler-81

Overview

Kepler-81 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-81, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.42

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

6.85

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

348.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.42

Mass (Earth masses)

6.85

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Xie 2013

Orbital Period

5.955days

Distance from Earth

348.3 pc (~1136 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

0.64 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.59 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

293.6369°, 42.8248°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-81 b

System Context

Kepler-81 b orbits Kepler-81 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.42 Earth radii, a mass of 6.85 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 5.96 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 348.3 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

Open Kepler-81

More planets in this system