Exoplanet

Kepler-871 b

Orbiting Kepler-871

Overview

Kepler-871 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-871, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.74

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

14.35

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

22.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1976.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.74

Mass (Earth masses)

14.35

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

22.046+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1976.0 pc (~6445 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5993 K

Mass (Solar)

1.11 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.14 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.5271°, 43.3681°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-871 b

System Context

Kepler-871 b orbits Kepler-871 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.74 Earth radii, a mass of 14.35 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 22.05 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,976.1 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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