Exoplanet

Kepler-99 b

Orbiting Kepler-99

Overview

Kepler-99 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-99, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.48

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

6.15

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

208.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.48

Mass (Earth masses)

6.15

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Marcy et al. 2014

Orbital Period

4.604days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

6.15+1.30−1.30

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0190+0.0040−0.0040

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

2.91+0.60−0.60m/s

Distance from Earth

208.4 pc (~680 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4782 K

Mass (Solar)

0.79 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.73 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

297.3540°, 41.3000°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-99 b

System Context

Kepler-99 b orbits Kepler-99 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.48 Earth radii, a mass of 6.15 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 4.6 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 208.4 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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