Exoplanet

Kepler-50 b

Orbiting Kepler-50

Overview

Kepler-50 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-50, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.71

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.80

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

7.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

250.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.71

Mass (Earth masses)

3.80

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Chaplin et al. 2013

Orbital Period

7.813+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0770+0.01200.0200au

Distance from Earth

250.1 pc (~816 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6225 K

Mass (Solar)

1.24 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.58 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

288.1009°, 50.0337°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-50 b

System Context

Kepler-50 b orbits Kepler-50 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.71 Earth radii, a mass of 3.8 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 7.81 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 250.1 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

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