Exoplanet

Kepler-97 b

Orbiting Kepler-97

Overview

Kepler-97 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-97, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.48

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

3.51

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

400.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.48

Mass (Earth masses)

3.51

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Marcy et al. 2014

Orbital Period

2.587days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

3.51+1.901.90

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0110+0.00600.0060

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

1.65+0.900.90m/s

Distance from Earth

400.9 pc (~1308 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5779 K

Mass (Solar)

0.94 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.98 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

287.3265°, 48.6733°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-97 b

System Context

Kepler-97 b orbits Kepler-97 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.48 Earth radii, a mass of 3.51 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 2.59 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 400.9 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

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