Exoplanet

Kepler-85 b

Orbiting Kepler-85

Overview

Kepler-85 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-85, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.78

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

1.84

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

8.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

765.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.78

Mass (Earth masses)

1.84

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Leleu et al. 2023

Orbital Period

8.300days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

1.84+0.600.47

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0058+0.00190.0015

Eccentricity

0.0200+0.02800.0160

Distance from Earth

765.0 pc (~2495 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5505 K

Mass (Solar)

0.93 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.88 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

4

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

290.9734°, 45.2903°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-85 b

System Context

Kepler-85 b orbits Kepler-85 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.78 Earth radii, a mass of 1.84 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 8.3 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 765 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.

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