Exoplanet

Kepler-1540 b

Orbiting Kepler-1540

Overview

Kepler-1540 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1540, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.49

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

7.19

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

125.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

245.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.49

Mass (Earth masses)

7.19

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

125.413+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

245.0 pc (~799 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4540 K

Mass (Solar)

0.74 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.69 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

283.3446°, 41.2018°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1540 b

System Context

Kepler-1540 b orbits Kepler-1540 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.49 Earth radii, a mass of 7.19 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 125.41 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 245 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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