Kepler-122 b · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

Kepler-122 b is a super-earth orbiting Kepler-122, completing an orbit every 6 days, about 3352 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2014 using the transit method.

Host star

Kepler-122

Temperature

6,050 K

Mass

0.982 M☉

Planetary system — Kepler-122 system

View the Kepler-122 system (5 known planets).

Planet	Class	Radius (R⊕)	Period (d)	Distance (ly)
Kepler-122 bTransit · 2014	Super-Earth	2.34	5.7662	3352
Kepler-122 cTransit · 2014	Gas giant	5.87	12.466	3352
Kepler-122 dTransit · 2014	Super-Earth	2.2	21.5875	3352
Kepler-122 eTransit · 2014	Mini-Neptune	2.6	37.9933	3352
Kepler-122 fTransit Timing Variations · 2014	Super-Earth	1.75	56.268	3352

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Transit Method

Discovery year

2014

Discovered at

Kepler Space Telescope

Knowledge connections

OrbitsKepler-122
Member of systemKepler-122 system
Discovered by methodTransit Method
Discovered by missionKepler Space Telescope
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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