Exoplanet

Kepler-872 b

Orbiting Kepler-872

Overview

Kepler-872 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-872, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.99

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

4.92

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

879.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.99

Mass (Earth masses)

4.92

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

2.579+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

879.7 pc (~2869 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5902 K

Mass (Solar)

1.05 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.08 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

295.4175°, 43.6056°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-872 b

System Context

Kepler-872 b orbits Kepler-872 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.99 Earth radii, a mass of 4.92 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 2.58 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 879.7 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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