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KIC 7917485 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/KIC 7917485 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

KIC 7917485 b

Orbiting KIC 7917485

Discovered in 2016 using Pulsation Timing Variations. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,016
Method: Pulsation Timing Variations
Radius: 12.4 R⊕
Mass: 3,750.394 M⊕
Orbit: 840 days
Distance: 1,382.89 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 840 days
Semi-major axis: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Eccentricity: 0.15
Radius: 12.4 Earth radii
Mass: 3,750.394 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Msini
Density: 10.8 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Insolation: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: KIC 7917485
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: A
Stellar temperature: 7,067 K
Stellar radius: 2.009938 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.63 M☉
Stellar metallicity: -0.02 dex
Stellar age: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 1,382.89 parsecs
Right ascension: 19h57m44.31s
Declination: +43d37m57.38s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Pulsation Timing Variations
Discovery year: 2,016
Publication date: 2016-08
Discovery locale: Space
Facility: Kepler
Telescope: 0.95 m Kepler Telescope
Instrument: Kepler CCD Array
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

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