Exoplanet

Kepler-978 b

Orbiting Kepler-978

Overview

Kepler-978 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-978, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.99

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

9.81

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

49.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

682.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.99

Mass (Earth masses)

9.81

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

49.622+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

682.5 pc (~2226 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6002 K

Mass (Solar)

1.07 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.09 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

286.7107°, 43.0434°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-978 b

System Context

Kepler-978 b orbits Kepler-978 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.99 Earth radii, a mass of 9.81 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 49.62 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 682.5 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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