Exoplanet

Kepler-1506 b

Orbiting Kepler-1506

Overview

Kepler-1506 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1506, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.32

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

2.45

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

14.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

2366.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.32

Mass (Earth masses)

2.45

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

14.033+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

2366.0 pc (~7717 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5676 K

Mass (Solar)

0.95 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.93 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

290.1499°, 41.4646°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1506 b

System Context

Kepler-1506 b orbits Kepler-1506 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.32 Earth radii, a mass of 2.45 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 14.03 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 2,366 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-1506 b