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KIC 8121913 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/KIC 8121913 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

KIC 8121913 b

Orbiting KIC 8121913

Discovered in 2021 using Orbital Brightness Modulation. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,021
Method: Orbital Brightness Modulation
Radius: 13.4 R⊕
Mass: 667.439655 M⊕
Orbit: 3.294601 days
Distance: 707.303 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 3.294601 days
Semi-major axis: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Eccentricity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Radius: 13.4 Earth radii
Mass: 667.439655 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Msini
Density: 1.52 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 8121913
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar temperature: 5,975.3 K
Stellar radius: 2.233 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.456 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.252 dex
Stellar age: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 707.303 parsecs
Right ascension: 19h55m52.27s
Declination: +43d54m33.76s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Orbital Brightness Modulation
Discovery year: 2,021
Publication date: 2021-10
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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