Exoplanet

Kepler-865 b

Orbiting Kepler-865

Overview

Kepler-865 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-865, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.49

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

7.19

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

14.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

586.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.49

Mass (Earth masses)

7.19

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

14.164+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

586.1 pc (~1912 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5570 K

Mass (Solar)

0.93 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.92 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

297.7242°, 43.5273°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-865 b

System Context

Kepler-865 b orbits Kepler-865 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.49 Earth radii, a mass of 7.19 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 14.16 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 586.1 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

Open Kepler-865

More planets in this system

Kepler-865 c
Kepler-865 b