Exoplanet

Kepler-878 b

Orbiting Kepler-878

Overview

Kepler-878 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-878, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.93

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

4.67

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

25.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

791.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.93

Mass (Earth masses)

4.67

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

25.942+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

791.6 pc (~2582 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5044 K

Mass (Solar)

0.81 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.77 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

285.2963°, 46.6034°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-878 b

System Context

Kepler-878 b orbits Kepler-878 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.93 Earth radii, a mass of 4.67 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 25.94 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 791.6 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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