Exoplanet

Kepler-818 b

Orbiting Kepler-818

Overview

Kepler-818 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-818, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

5.11

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

24.37

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

10.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

925.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

5.11

Mass (Earth masses)

24.37

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

10.035+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

925.0 pc (~3017 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5638 K

Mass (Solar)

0.94 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.92 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

296.2351°, 39.3703°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-818 b

System Context

Kepler-818 b orbits Kepler-818 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 5.11 Earth radii, a mass of 24.37 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 10.04 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 925 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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