Exoplanet

Kepler-960 b

Orbiting Kepler-960

Overview

Kepler-960 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-960, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.29

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

6.24

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

284.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.29

Mass (Earth masses)

6.24

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

3.127+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

284.9 pc (~929 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4755 K

Mass (Solar)

0.77 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.72 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

281.4572°, 46.7466°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-960 b

System Context

Kepler-960 b orbits Kepler-960 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.29 Earth radii, a mass of 6.24 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 3.13 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 284.9 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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