Exoplanet

Kepler-561 b

Orbiting Kepler-561

Overview

Kepler-561 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-561, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

6.96

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

41.18

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

58.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

621.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

6.96

Mass (Earth masses)

41.18

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

58.362+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

621.4 pc (~2027 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5646 K

Mass (Solar)

0.96 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.94 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

293.7471°, 45.1072°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-561 b

System Context

Kepler-561 b orbits Kepler-561 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 6.96 Earth radii, a mass of 41.18 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 58.36 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 621.4 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

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

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