Kepler-15 b
Orbiting Kepler-15
Kepler-15 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-15, discovered in 2011 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
10.76
Earth radii
Mass
209.76
Earth masses
Orbital Period
4.9
days
Distance
739.4
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
10.76
Mass (Earth masses)
209.76
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Endl et al. 2011
Orbital Period
4.943+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.0571+0.0009−0.0009au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
209.76+25.43−28.60
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.6600+0.0800−0.0900
Eccentricity
0.0600
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
78.70+8.50−9.50m/s
Distance from Earth
739.4 pc (~2412 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5515 K
Mass (Solar)
1.02 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.99 R☉
Luminosity
-0.09 log L☉
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
296.2006°, 49.1400°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2011
Source ID: Kepler-15 b
Kepler-15 b orbits Kepler-15 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 10.76 Earth radii, a mass of 209.76 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 4.94 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 739.4 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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