Exoplanet

Kepler-1455 b

Orbiting Kepler-1455

Overview

Kepler-1455 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1455, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.16

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.65

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

49.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

357.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.16

Mass (Earth masses)

5.65

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

49.277+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

357.6 pc (~1166 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4075 K

Mass (Solar)

0.62 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.60 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.0831°, 50.5028°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1455 b

System Context

Kepler-1455 b orbits Kepler-1455 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.16 Earth radii, a mass of 5.65 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 49.28 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 357.6 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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Kepler-1455 b