Exoplanet

Kepler-1578 b

Orbiting Kepler-1578

Overview

Kepler-1578 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1578, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.04

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

1.12

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1064.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.04

Mass (Earth masses)

1.12

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

1.451+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1064.0 pc (~3470 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5545 K

Mass (Solar)

0.90 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.86 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

288.3021°, 47.7756°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1578 b

System Context

Kepler-1578 b orbits Kepler-1578 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.04 Earth radii, a mass of 1.12 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 1.45 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,064.1 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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