Exoplanet

Kepler-98 b

Orbiting Kepler-98

Overview

Kepler-98 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-98, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.99

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

3.55

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

350.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.99

Mass (Earth masses)

3.55

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Marcy et al. 2014

Orbital Period

1.542days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

3.55+1.601.60

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0110+0.00500.0050

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

1.82+0.800.80m/s

Distance from Earth

350.3 pc (~1143 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5539 K

Mass (Solar)

0.99 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.11 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

285.6617°, 37.9646°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-98 b

System Context

Kepler-98 b orbits Kepler-98 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.99 Earth radii, a mass of 3.55 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 1.54 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 350.3 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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