Exoplanet

Kepler-993 b

Orbiting Kepler-993

Overview

Kepler-993 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-993, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.97

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

9.70

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

22.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

324.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.97

Mass (Earth masses)

9.70

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

22.086+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

324.4 pc (~1058 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

3843 K

Mass (Solar)

0.57 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.54 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

292.6141°, 44.3947°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-993 b

System Context

Kepler-993 b orbits Kepler-993 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.97 Earth radii, a mass of 9.7 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 22.09 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 324.4 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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