Exoplanet

Kepler-589 b

Orbiting Kepler-589

Overview

Kepler-589 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-589, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.27

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

6.15

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

16.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

612.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.27

Mass (Earth masses)

6.15

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

16.550+0.0000.000days

Distance from Earth

612.8 pc (~1999 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5296 K

Mass (Solar)

0.88 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.83 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

280.6414°, 47.7521°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-589 b

System Context

Kepler-589 b orbits Kepler-589 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.27 Earth radii, a mass of 6.15 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 16.55 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 612.8 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

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