Exoplanet

Kepler-1559 b

Orbiting Kepler-1559

Overview

Kepler-1559 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1559, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

0.72

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

0.30

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

614.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

0.72

Mass (Earth masses)

0.30

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

0.972+0.0000.000days

Distance from Earth

614.8 pc (~2005 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5316 K

Mass (Solar)

0.86 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.82 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

292.2867°, 42.0726°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-1559 b

System Context

Kepler-1559 b orbits Kepler-1559 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 0.72 Earth radii, a mass of 0.3 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 0.97 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 614.8 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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