Exoplanet

Kepler-1520 b

Orbiting Kepler-1520

Overview

Kepler-1520 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1520, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

5.77

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

29.95

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

0.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

607.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

5.77

Mass (Earth masses)

29.95

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

0.654+0.0000.000days

Distance from Earth

607.9 pc (~1983 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4677 K

Mass (Solar)

0.76 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.71 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

290.9662°, 51.5048°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-1520 b

System Context

Kepler-1520 b orbits Kepler-1520 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 5.77 Earth radii, a mass of 29.95 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 0.65 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 607.9 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-1520 b