Exoplanet

Kepler-988 b

Orbiting Kepler-988

Overview

Kepler-988 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-988, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.07

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.26

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

17.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

304.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.07

Mass (Earth masses)

5.26

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

17.761+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

304.9 pc (~994 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4005 K

Mass (Solar)

0.55 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.53 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

290.7083°, 42.2372°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-988 b

System Context

Kepler-988 b orbits Kepler-988 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.07 Earth radii, a mass of 5.26 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 17.76 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 304.9 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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