Exoplanet

Kepler-815 b

Orbiting Kepler-815

Overview

Kepler-815 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-815, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

4.11

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

16.84

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

8.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1259.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

4.11

Mass (Earth masses)

16.84

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

8.575+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1259.3 pc (~4107 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5028 K

Mass (Solar)

1.25 M☉

Radius (Solar)

3.42 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

285.2211°, 47.8813°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-815 b

System Context

Kepler-815 b orbits Kepler-815 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 4.11 Earth radii, a mass of 16.84 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 8.58 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,259.3 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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