Exoplanet

Kepler-520 b

Orbiting Kepler-520

Overview

Kepler-520 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-520, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.66

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.61

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

19.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

623.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.66

Mass (Earth masses)

3.61

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

19.674+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

623.9 pc (~2035 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6112 K

Mass (Solar)

1.10 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.09 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

293.1803°, 41.6177°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-520 b

System Context

Kepler-520 b orbits Kepler-520 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.66 Earth radii, a mass of 3.61 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 19.67 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 623.9 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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More planets in this system

Kepler-520 c