Exoplanet

Kepler-546 b

Orbiting Kepler-546

Overview

Kepler-546 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-546, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

7.00

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

41.59

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1019.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

7.00

Mass (Earth masses)

41.59

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

4.147+0.0000.000days

Distance from Earth

1019.6 pc (~3326 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5967 K

Mass (Solar)

1.11 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.15 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

283.2576°, 40.9904°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-546 b

System Context

Kepler-546 b orbits Kepler-546 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 7 Earth radii, a mass of 41.59 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 4.15 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,019.7 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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