Exoplanet

Kepler-1581 b

Orbiting Kepler-1581

Overview

Kepler-1581 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1581, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

0.80

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

0.44

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

493.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

0.80

Mass (Earth masses)

0.44

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

6.284+0.0000.000days

Distance from Earth

493.2 pc (~1609 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6022 K

Mass (Solar)

1.12 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.23 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

287.3713°, 39.6036°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-1581 b

System Context

Kepler-1581 b orbits Kepler-1581 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 0.8 Earth radii, a mass of 0.44 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 6.28 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 493.2 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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