Kepler-56 b
Orbiting Kepler-56
Kepler-56 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-56, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.
Radius
6.51
Earth radii
Mass
22.10
Earth masses
Orbital Period
10.5
days
Distance
913.0
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
6.51
Mass (Earth masses)
22.10
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Huber et al. 2013
Orbital Period
10.502+0.001−0.001days
Semi-Major Axis
0.1028+0.0037−0.0037au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
22.10+3.90−3.60
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.0700+0.0120−0.0110
Distance from Earth
913.0 pc (~2978 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
4840 K
Mass (Solar)
1.32 M☉
Radius (Solar)
4.23 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
3
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
293.7583°, 41.8718°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2012
Source ID: Kepler-56 b
Kepler-56 b orbits Kepler-56 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 6.51 Earth radii, a mass of 22.1 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 10.5 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 913 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.
Host star
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