Exoplanet

Kepler-996 b

Orbiting Kepler-996

Overview

Kepler-996 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-996, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.98

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

4.87

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1216.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.98

Mass (Earth masses)

4.87

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

3.771+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1216.6 pc (~3968 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6014 K

Mass (Solar)

1.09 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.14 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.9128°, 41.5336°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-996 b

System Context

Kepler-996 b orbits Kepler-996 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.98 Earth radii, a mass of 4.87 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 3.77 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,216.6 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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