Exoplanet

Kepler-893 b

Orbiting Kepler-893

Overview

Kepler-893 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-893, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.03

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

10.04

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1285.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.03

Mass (Earth masses)

10.04

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

6.339+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1285.6 pc (~4193 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5820 K

Mass (Solar)

1.00 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.99 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

284.9631°, 43.9130°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-893 b

System Context

Kepler-893 b orbits Kepler-893 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.03 Earth radii, a mass of 10.04 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 6.34 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,285.6 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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