Exoplanet

Kepler-1518 b

Orbiting Kepler-1518

Overview

Kepler-1518 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1518, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.05

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

10.15

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

5.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

903.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.05

Mass (Earth masses)

10.15

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

5.112+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

903.5 pc (~2947 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6846 K

Mass (Solar)

1.54 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.88 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

300.3323°, 44.9861°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1518 b

System Context

Kepler-1518 b orbits Kepler-1518 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.05 Earth radii, a mass of 10.15 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 5.11 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 903.5 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

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

Open Kepler-1518

More planets in this system

Kepler-1518 c