Exoplanet

Kepler-1550 b

Orbiting Kepler-1550

Overview

Kepler-1550 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1550, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.02

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

9.98

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

225.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1179.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.02

Mass (Earth masses)

9.98

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

225.583+0.004−0.004days

Distance from Earth

1179.0 pc (~3845 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5991 K

Mass (Solar)

1.07 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.11 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

287.7646°, 38.2947°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1550 b

System Context

Kepler-1550 b orbits Kepler-1550 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.02 Earth radii, a mass of 9.98 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 225.58 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,179 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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