Kepler-553 b
Orbiting Kepler-553
Kepler-553 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-553, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.
Radius
4.74
Earth radii
Mass
116.01
Earth masses
Orbital Period
4.0
days
Distance
728.5
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
1089
K
Radius (Earth radii)
4.74
Mass (Earth masses)
116.01
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
1089 K
Orbital Period
4.03 days
Distance from Earth
728.5 pc (~2376 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5191 K
Mass (Solar)
0.89 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.90 R☉
Luminosity
-0.27 log L☉
Planets in System
2
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
298.5509°, 48.3325°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2016
Source ID: Kepler-553 b
Kepler-553 b orbits Kepler-553 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 4.74 Earth radii, a mass of 116.01 Earth masses, an orbital period of 4.03 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,089 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 728.5 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.
Host star
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