Exoplanet

Kepler-1956 b

Orbiting Kepler-1956

Overview

Kepler-1956 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1956, discovered in 2021 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.09

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

1.32

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

5.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

360.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.09

Mass (Earth masses)

1.32

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Valizadegan et al. 2022

Orbital Period

5.944days

Distance from Earth

360.5 pc (~1176 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4391 K

Mass (Solar)

0.67 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.68 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.6209°, 49.8942°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2021

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1956 b

System Context

Kepler-1956 b orbits Kepler-1956 and was reported in 2021 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.09 Earth radii, a mass of 1.32 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 5.94 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 360.5 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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