Kepler-82 b
Orbiting Kepler-82
Kepler-82 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-82, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.
Radius
4.07
Earth radii
Mass
12.15
Earth masses
Orbital Period
26.4
days
Distance
904.3
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
4.07
Mass (Earth masses)
12.15
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Freudenthal et al. 2019
Orbital Period
26.440+0.480−0.480days
Semi-Major Axis
0.1683+0.0020−0.0020au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
12.15+0.96−0.87
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.0382+0.0030−0.0027
Eccentricity
0.0033+0.0019−0.0002
Argument of Periastron
236.0+23.0−26.0deg
Distance from Earth
904.3 pc (~2950 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
Unknown
Mass (Solar)
0.91 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.90 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
5
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
292.8734°, 42.9662°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2012
Source ID: Kepler-82 b
Kepler-82 b orbits Kepler-82 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 4.07 Earth radii, a mass of 12.15 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 26.44 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 904.3 parsecs from Earth and 5 known planets in the system.
Host star
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