Exoplanet

Kepler-517 b

Orbiting Kepler-517

Overview

Kepler-517 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-517, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.67

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

8.10

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

60.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

289.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.67

Mass (Earth masses)

8.10

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

60.928+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

289.9 pc (~946 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5690 K

Mass (Solar)

0.95 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.98 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

293.6755°, 41.2952°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-517 b

System Context

Kepler-517 b orbits Kepler-517 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.67 Earth radii, a mass of 8.1 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 60.93 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 289.9 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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