Exoplanet

Kepler-982 b

Orbiting Kepler-982

Overview

Kepler-982 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-982, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.25

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

6.05

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

15.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

801.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.25

Mass (Earth masses)

6.05

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

15.774+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

801.5 pc (~2614 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6139 K

Mass (Solar)

1.16 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.29 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

288.4177°, 46.5905°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-982 b

System Context

Kepler-982 b orbits Kepler-982 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.25 Earth radii, a mass of 6.05 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 15.77 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 801.5 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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