Kepler-970 b
Orbiting Kepler-970
Kepler-970 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-970, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.
Radius
2.61
Earth radii
Mass (est.)
7.78
Earth masses
Orbital Period
16.7
days
Distance
331.5
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
2.61
Mass (Earth masses)
7.78
Estimated
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Barber et al. 2022
Orbital Period
16.737+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.1390+0.0220−0.0260au
Eccentricity
0.3400+0.1800−0.2200
Argument of Periastron
117.0+75.0−85.0deg
Distance from Earth
331.5 pc (~1081 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
4290 K
Mass (Solar)
0.67 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.71 R☉
Luminosity
-0.77 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
2
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
289.6252°, 40.7087°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2016
Source ID: Kepler-970 b
Kepler-970 b orbits Kepler-970 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 2.61 Earth radii, a mass of 7.78 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 16.74 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 331.5 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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