Kepler-65 e · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

Kepler-65 e is a gas giant orbiting Kepler-65, completing an orbit every 259 days, about 991 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2019 using the radial velocity method.

Host star

Kepler-65

Temperature

6,220 K

Mass

1.248 M☉

Planetary system — Kepler-65 system

View the Kepler-65 system (4 known planets).

Planet	Class	Radius (R⊕)	Period (d)	Distance (ly)
Kepler-65 bTransit · 2012	Terrestrial planet	1.42	2.1549	991
Kepler-65 cTransit · 2012	Mini-Neptune	2.58	5.8599	991
Kepler-65 dTransit · 2012	Terrestrial planet	1.52	8.1312	991
Kepler-65 eRadial Velocity · 2019	Gas giant	13.9	259	991

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Radial Velocity Method

Discovery year

2019

Discovered at

W. M. Keck Observatory

Knowledge connections

OrbitsKepler-65
Member of systemKepler-65 system
Discovered by methodRadial Velocity Method
Discovered atW. M. Keck Observatory
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

Loading…