Exoplanet

Kepler-501 b

Orbiting Kepler-501

Overview

Kepler-501 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-501, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

4.30

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

18.18

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

5.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1125.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

4.30

Mass (Earth masses)

18.18

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

5.641+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1125.2 pc (~3670 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5904 K

Mass (Solar)

1.03 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.04 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

297.2015°, 41.7302°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-501 b

System Context

Kepler-501 b orbits Kepler-501 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 4.3 Earth radii, a mass of 18.18 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 5.64 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,125.2 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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