Exoplanet

Kepler-58 b

Orbiting Kepler-58

Overview

Kepler-58 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-58, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.78

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

35.50

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

10.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

969.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.78

Mass (Earth masses)

35.50

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Steffen et al. 2013

Orbital Period

10.218+0.0000.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

35.50

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.1117

Distance from Earth

969.3 pc (~3161 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5843 K

Mass (Solar)

0.95 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.03 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

4

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

296.3586°, 39.1152°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-58 b

System Context

Kepler-58 b orbits Kepler-58 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.78 Earth radii, a mass of 35.5 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 10.22 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 969.3 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.

Host star

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