Exoplanet

Kepler-499 b

Orbiting Kepler-499

Overview

Kepler-499 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-499, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.17

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.69

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

5.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

556.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.17

Mass (Earth masses)

5.69

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

5.633+0.0000.000days

Distance from Earth

556.7 pc (~1816 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5312 K

Mass (Solar)

0.87 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.83 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

295.1100°, 43.9151°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-499 b

System Context

Kepler-499 b orbits Kepler-499 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.17 Earth radii, a mass of 5.69 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 5.63 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 556.7 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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