Exoplanet

Kepler-985 b

Orbiting Kepler-985

Overview

Kepler-985 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-985, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.98

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

9.76

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

116.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

679.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.98

Mass (Earth masses)

9.76

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

116.332+0.001−0.001days

Distance from Earth

679.4 pc (~2216 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5434 K

Mass (Solar)

0.91 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.85 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

290.1443°, 44.0499°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-985 b

System Context

Kepler-985 b orbits Kepler-985 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.98 Earth radii, a mass of 9.76 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 116.33 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 679.4 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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Kepler-985 b