Exoplanet

Kepler-916 b

Orbiting Kepler-916

Overview

Kepler-916 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-916, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.76

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.99

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

32.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

830.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.76

Mass (Earth masses)

3.99

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

32.297+0.0000.000days

Distance from Earth

830.7 pc (~2709 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5248 K

Mass (Solar)

0.85 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.81 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

290.9834°, 45.9733°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-916 b

System Context

Kepler-916 b orbits Kepler-916 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.76 Earth radii, a mass of 3.99 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 32.3 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 830.7 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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