Exoplanet

Kepler-1959 b

Orbiting Kepler-1959

Overview

Kepler-1959 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1959, discovered in 2021 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.14

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

1.57

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

479.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.14

Mass (Earth masses)

1.57

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Valizadegan et al. 2022

Orbital Period

6.387days

Distance from Earth

479.3 pc (~1563 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5071 K

Mass (Solar)

0.77 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.81 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

296.0223°, 44.7327°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2021

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1959 b

System Context

Kepler-1959 b orbits Kepler-1959 and was reported in 2021 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.14 Earth radii, a mass of 1.57 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 6.39 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 479.3 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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