Exoplanet

Kepler-912 b

Orbiting Kepler-912

Overview

Kepler-912 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-912, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.80

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

8.78

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

2004.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.80

Mass (Earth masses)

8.78

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

2.535+0.0000.000days

Distance from Earth

2004.7 pc (~6539 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5998 K

Mass (Solar)

1.07 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.11 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

298.1112°, 41.7583°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-912 b

System Context

Kepler-912 b orbits Kepler-912 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.8 Earth radii, a mass of 8.78 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 2.53 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 2,004.7 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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