Exoplanet

Kepler-953 b

Orbiting Kepler-953

Overview

Kepler-953 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-953, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

4.21

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

17.54

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

88.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

258.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

4.21

Mass (Earth masses)

17.54

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

88.407+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

258.9 pc (~844 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5416 K

Mass (Solar)

0.95 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.99 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

288.9716°, 44.6246°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-953 b

System Context

Kepler-953 b orbits Kepler-953 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 4.21 Earth radii, a mass of 17.54 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 88.41 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 258.9 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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