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KPS-1 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/KPS-1 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

KPS-1 b

Orbiting KPS-1

Discovered in 2018 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

Generic gas giant catalog artwork; not a direct image of KPS-1 b — Generic category artwork—not a direct imageApex Andromeda catalog artwork

Discovery: 2,018
Method: Transit
Radius: 11.54527 R⊕
Mass: 346.4347 M⊕
Orbit: 1.706291 days
Distance: 262.706 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 1.706291 days
Semi-major axis: 0.0269 AU
Eccentricity: 0
Radius: 11.54527 Earth radii
Mass: 346.4347 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 1.31 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 1,459 K
Insolation: 729 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: KPS-1
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: K1 V
Stellar temperature: 5,165 K
Stellar radius: 0.907 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.892 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.22 dex
Stellar age: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 262.706 parsecs
Right ascension: 11h00m40.13s
Declination: +64d57m49.84s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,018
Publication date: 2018-07
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Acton Sky Portal Observatory
Telescope: Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph telescope
Instrument: SBIG ST-8300M camera
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from KPS-1 b.

Generic gas giant catalog artwork; not a direct image of KPS-1 b — Apex Andromeda catalog artwork