Exoplanet

Kepler-995 b

Orbiting Kepler-995

Overview

Kepler-995 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-995, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.70

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

8.25

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

28.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

609.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.70

Mass (Earth masses)

8.25

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

28.267+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

609.6 pc (~1988 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5206 K

Mass (Solar)

0.83 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.80 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

284.6157°, 39.1310°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-995 b

System Context

Kepler-995 b orbits Kepler-995 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.7 Earth radii, a mass of 8.25 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 28.27 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 609.6 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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