Exoplanet

Kepler-989 b

Orbiting Kepler-989

Overview

Kepler-989 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-989, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.21

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.87

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

8.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

492.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.21

Mass (Earth masses)

5.87

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

7.964+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

492.0 pc (~1605 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5074 K

Mass (Solar)

0.82 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.78 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

281.5828°, 47.2335°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-989 b

System Context

Kepler-989 b orbits Kepler-989 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.21 Earth radii, a mass of 5.87 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 7.96 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 492 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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