Exoplanet

Kepler-1562 b

Orbiting Kepler-1562

Overview

Kepler-1562 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1562, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.55

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

13.13

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

64.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

2060.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.55

Mass (Earth masses)

13.13

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

64.274+0.001−0.001days

Distance from Earth

2060.7 pc (~6721 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5760 K

Mass (Solar)

1.02 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.05 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.4557°, 46.7435°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1562 b

System Context

Kepler-1562 b orbits Kepler-1562 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.55 Earth radii, a mass of 13.13 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 64.27 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 2,060.7 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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