Exoplanet

Kepler-522 b

Orbiting Kepler-522

Overview

Kepler-522 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-522, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

6.91

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

40.68

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

38.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

639.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

6.91

Mass (Earth masses)

40.68

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

38.584+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

639.2 pc (~2085 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6392 K

Mass (Solar)

1.54 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.98 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

288.1540°, 44.0688°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-522 b

System Context

Kepler-522 b orbits Kepler-522 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 6.91 Earth radii, a mass of 40.68 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 38.58 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 639.2 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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