Exoplanet

Kepler-918 b

Orbiting Kepler-918

Overview

Kepler-918 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-918, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.74

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.91

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1025.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.74

Mass (Earth masses)

3.91

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

4.854+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1025.0 pc (~3343 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6028 K

Mass (Solar)

1.11 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.14 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

298.2007°, 48.2678°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-918 b

System Context

Kepler-918 b orbits Kepler-918 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.74 Earth radii, a mass of 3.91 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 4.85 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,025 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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Kepler-918 b