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Kepler-40 b

Host star Kepler-40 • 13.80 R⊕ • 6.87 d orbit

Records

15

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

13.80 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

680.2 M⊕

median non-null value

Kepler-40

1482 K equilibrium

Quick Summary

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Host Star

Kepler-40

Discovery

Transit

Year

2010

Period

6.87 day

Radius

7 Rearth

Mass

Eq. Temp

1068 K

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 13.80 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

Kepler-40 b

13.80 R⊕

Jupiter

11.2 R⊕ reference

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

15

Refs

15

Methods

1

Discoverystable

15 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

15 values • 1 distinct

Periodstable

14 values • 1 distinct

Radiusdisputed

12 values • 9 distinct

Massdisputed

4 values • 4 distinct

Eq. Tempdisputed

9 values • 6 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2010TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope6.87 day7 Rearth1068 KQ1-Q8 KOI Table
2010TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope6.87 day16.14 Rearth686.5 Mearth1744 KSouthworth 2012
2010TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope6.87 day13.44 Rearth1482 KQ1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table
2010TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope6.87 dayGajdoš et al. 2019
2010TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope6.87 day16.14 Rearth657.9 MearthBonomo et al. 2017
2010TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope13.61 RearthBerger et al. 2018
2010TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope6.87 day14.24 Rearth673.8 Mearth1666 KSouthworth 2011
2010TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope6.87 day13.80 Rearth1482 KQ1-Q12 KOI Table
2010TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope6.87 day13.62 RearthMorton et al. 2016
2010TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope6.87 day13.80 Rearth1482 KQ1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table
2010TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope6.87 day14.62 Rearth1507.3 KExoFOP
2010TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope6.87 day13.11 Rearth699.2 Mearth1620 KSanterne et al. 2011
2010TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope6.87 dayQ1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table
2010TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope6.87 dayHolczer et al. 2016
2010TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope6.87 day13.80 Rearth1482 KQ1-Q16 KOI Table