Exoplanet

Kepler-1517 b

Orbiting Kepler-1517

Overview

Kepler-1517 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1517, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

9.76

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

73.12

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

5.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

847.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

9.76

Mass (Earth masses)

73.12

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

5.546+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

847.3 pc (~2764 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

7010 K

Mass (Solar)

1.58 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.95 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

287.8072°, 43.1888°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1517 b

System Context

Kepler-1517 b orbits Kepler-1517 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 9.76 Earth radii, a mass of 73.12 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 5.55 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 847.3 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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