Exoplanet

Kepler-947 b

Orbiting Kepler-947

Overview

Kepler-947 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-947, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.28

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

6.19

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

27.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1730.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.28

Mass (Earth masses)

6.19

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

26.964+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1730.8 pc (~5645 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5508 K

Mass (Solar)

0.90 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.87 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.3667°, 42.2526°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-947 b

System Context

Kepler-947 b orbits Kepler-947 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.28 Earth radii, a mass of 6.19 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 26.96 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,730.8 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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