Exoplanet

Kepler-896 b

Orbiting Kepler-896

Overview

Kepler-896 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-896, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.53

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

7.39

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

144.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

2334.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.53

Mass (Earth masses)

7.39

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

144.547+0.0020.002days

Distance from Earth

2334.9 pc (~7616 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5262 K

Mass (Solar)

0.84 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.81 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

282.4391°, 43.7344°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-896 b

System Context

Kepler-896 b orbits Kepler-896 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.53 Earth radii, a mass of 7.39 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 144.55 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 2,334.9 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

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