Exoplanet

Kepler-576 b

Orbiting Kepler-576

Overview

Kepler-576 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-576, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.27

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

11.42

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

29.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

617.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.27

Mass (Earth masses)

11.42

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

29.911+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

617.5 pc (~2014 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5672 K

Mass (Solar)

0.99 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.97 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

295.1829°, 38.6542°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-576 b

System Context

Kepler-576 b orbits Kepler-576 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.27 Earth radii, a mass of 11.42 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 29.91 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 617.6 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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