Exoplanet

Kepler-837 b

Orbiting Kepler-837

Overview

Kepler-837 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-837, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.56

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

7.54

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

16.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

901.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.56

Mass (Earth masses)

7.54

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

16.561+0.0000.000days

Distance from Earth

901.9 pc (~2942 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5403 K

Mass (Solar)

0.85 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.81 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

285.2468°, 45.9501°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-837 b

System Context

Kepler-837 b orbits Kepler-837 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.56 Earth radii, a mass of 7.54 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 16.56 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 901.9 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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