Exoplanet

Kepler-549 b

Orbiting Kepler-549

Overview

Kepler-549 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-549, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.57

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

7.59

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

42.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

635.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.57

Mass (Earth masses)

7.59

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

42.950+0.0000.000days

Distance from Earth

635.1 pc (~2072 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5360 K

Mass (Solar)

0.88 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.84 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

283.0229°, 47.2611°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-549 b

System Context

Kepler-549 b orbits Kepler-549 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.57 Earth radii, a mass of 7.59 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 42.95 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 635.1 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

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