Exoplanet

Kepler-96 b

Orbiting Kepler-96

Overview

Kepler-96 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-96, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.67

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

8.46

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

16.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

122.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.67

Mass (Earth masses)

8.46

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Marcy et al. 2014

Orbital Period

16.238days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

8.46+3.40−3.40

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0270+0.0110−0.0110

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

2.10+0.80−0.80m/s

Distance from Earth

122.9 pc (~401 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5690 K

Mass (Solar)

1.00 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.02 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

297.0698°, 40.5252°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-96 b

System Context

Kepler-96 b orbits Kepler-96 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.67 Earth radii, a mass of 8.46 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 16.24 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 122.9 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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