Exoplanet

Kepler-1553 b

Orbiting Kepler-1553

Overview

Kepler-1553 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1553, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.15

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

1.60

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

692.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.15

Mass (Earth masses)

1.60

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

4.243+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

692.6 pc (~2259 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5288 K

Mass (Solar)

0.85 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.81 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.9191°, 39.0222°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1553 b

System Context

Kepler-1553 b orbits Kepler-1553 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.15 Earth radii, a mass of 1.6 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 4.24 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 692.6 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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