Exoplanet

Kepler-523 b

Orbiting Kepler-523

Overview

Kepler-523 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-523, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.96

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

4.79

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

5.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

253.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.96

Mass (Earth masses)

4.79

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

5.836+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

253.3 pc (~826 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5515 K

Mass (Solar)

0.93 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.86 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

284.0611°, 45.5068°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-523 b

System Context

Kepler-523 b orbits Kepler-523 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.96 Earth radii, a mass of 4.79 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 5.84 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 253.3 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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