Exoplanet

Kepler-902 b

Orbiting Kepler-902

Overview

Kepler-902 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-902, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.54

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

7.44

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

40.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1165.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.54

Mass (Earth masses)

7.44

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

40.110+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1165.3 pc (~3801 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5647 K

Mass (Solar)

0.95 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.93 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

289.7317°, 46.9539°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-902 b

System Context

Kepler-902 b orbits Kepler-902 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.54 Earth radii, a mass of 7.44 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 40.11 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,165.3 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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