Exoplanet

Kepler-972 b

Orbiting Kepler-972

Overview

Kepler-972 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-972, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

4.65

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

20.77

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

7.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1198.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

4.65

Mass (Earth masses)

20.77

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

7.039+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1198.0 pc (~3907 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6146 K

Mass (Solar)

1.15 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.22 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

295.8287°, 43.4254°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-972 b

System Context

Kepler-972 b orbits Kepler-972 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 4.65 Earth radii, a mass of 20.77 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 7.04 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,198 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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