Exoplanet

Kepler-536 b

Orbiting Kepler-536

Overview

Kepler-536 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-536, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.10

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

10.43

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

462.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.10

Mass (Earth masses)

10.43

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

1.827+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

462.3 pc (~1508 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5524 K

Mass (Solar)

0.92 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.89 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

297.7364°, 49.6371°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-536 b

System Context

Kepler-536 b orbits Kepler-536 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.1 Earth radii, a mass of 10.43 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 1.83 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 462.3 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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