Exoplanet

Kepler-898 b

Orbiting Kepler-898

Overview

Kepler-898 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-898, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.49

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.01

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

5.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

484.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.49

Mass (Earth masses)

3.01

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

5.871+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

484.9 pc (~1582 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4223 K

Mass (Solar)

0.65 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.62 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

286.5854°, 46.8709°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-898 b

System Context

Kepler-898 b orbits Kepler-898 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.49 Earth radii, a mass of 3.01 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 5.87 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 484.9 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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