Exoplanet

Kepler-923 b

Orbiting Kepler-923

Overview

Kepler-923 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-923, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.38

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

2.64

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1000.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.38

Mass (Earth masses)

2.64

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

6.934+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1000.3 pc (~3262 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5988 K

Mass (Solar)

1.11 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.26 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.1711°, 40.0551°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-923 b

System Context

Kepler-923 b orbits Kepler-923 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.38 Earth radii, a mass of 2.64 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 6.93 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,000.3 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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