Exoplanet

KIC 3558849 b

Orbiting KIC 3558849

Overview

KIC 3558849 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star KIC 3558849, discovered in 2015 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

6.90

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

40.58

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1322.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1215.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

6.90

Mass (Earth masses)

40.58

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Wang et al. 2015

Orbital Period

1322.300+386.10011.200days

Distance from Earth

1215.7 pc (~3965 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6175 K

Mass (Solar)

0.98 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.01 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.9498°, 38.6052°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2015

Data Sources

Source ID: KIC 3558849 b

System Context

KIC 3558849 b orbits KIC 3558849 and was reported in 2015 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 6.9 Earth radii, a mass of 40.58 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 1,322.3 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,215.7 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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