KOI-55 b
Orbiting KOI-55
KOI-55 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star KOI-55, discovered in 2011 using the Orbital Brightness Modulation method. It is a Earth-sized world.
Radius
0.76
Earth radii
Mass
0.44
Earth masses
Orbital Period
0.2
days
Distance
1231.0
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
0.76
Mass (Earth masses)
0.44
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Orbital Period
0.24 days
Distance from Earth
1231.0 pc (~4015 ly)
Spectral Type
B
Temperature
27730 K
Mass (Solar)
0.50 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.20 R☉
Luminosity
1.36 log L☉
Planets in System
2
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
296.3562°, 41.0927°
Discovery Method
Orbital Brightness Modulation
Discovery Year
2011
Source ID: KOI-55 b
KOI-55 b orbits KOI-55 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Orbital Brightness Modulation method.
Published measurements list a radius of 0.76 Earth radii, a mass of 0.44 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 0.24 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 1,231 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as B, and 2 known planets in the system.
Host star
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