Exoplanet

Kepler-559 b

Orbiting Kepler-559

Overview

Kepler-559 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-559, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.61

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

13.51

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

17.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

776.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.61

Mass (Earth masses)

13.51

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

17.588+0.0000.000days

Distance from Earth

776.7 pc (~2533 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5630 K

Mass (Solar)

0.96 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.95 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

296.6369°, 43.8028°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-559 b

System Context

Kepler-559 b orbits Kepler-559 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.61 Earth radii, a mass of 13.51 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 17.59 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 776.7 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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