Exoplanet

Kepler-971 b

Orbiting Kepler-971

Overview

Kepler-971 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-971, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.13

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.52

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

9.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

338.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.13

Mass (Earth masses)

5.52

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

9.591+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

338.5 pc (~1104 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5431 K

Mass (Solar)

0.88 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.85 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

284.0946°, 41.1828°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-971 b

System Context

Kepler-971 b orbits Kepler-971 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.13 Earth radii, a mass of 5.52 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 9.59 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 338.5 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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