Exoplanet

Kepler-864 b

Orbiting Kepler-864

Overview

Kepler-864 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-864, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.40

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

6.76

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

5.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

2022.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.40

Mass (Earth masses)

6.76

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

5.834+0.0000.000days

Distance from Earth

2022.9 pc (~6598 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5754 K

Mass (Solar)

1.00 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.00 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

285.0571°, 46.3206°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-864 b

System Context

Kepler-864 b orbits Kepler-864 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.4 Earth radii, a mass of 6.76 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 5.83 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 2,022.9 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

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