Exoplanet

Kepler-450 b

Orbiting Kepler-450

Overview

Kepler-450 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-450, discovered in 2015 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

6.14

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

33.29

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

28.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

456.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

6.14

Mass (Earth masses)

33.29

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Van Eylen & Albrecht 2015

Orbital Period

28.455+0.0000.000days

Eccentricity

0.0200+0.14000.0200

Distance from Earth

456.0 pc (~1487 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6197 K

Mass (Solar)

1.19 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.64 R☉

Luminosity

0.55 log L☉

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

295.4866°, 51.0135°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2015

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-450 b

System Context

Kepler-450 b orbits Kepler-450 and was reported in 2015 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 6.14 Earth radii, a mass of 33.29 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 28.45 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 456 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

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