Exoplanet

Kepler-59 b

Orbiting Kepler-59

Overview

Kepler-59 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-59, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.10

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

1.37

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

11.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1163.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.10

Mass (Earth masses)

1.37

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Steffen et al. 2013

Orbital Period

11.868+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1163.2 pc (~3794 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6074 K

Mass (Solar)

1.04 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.94 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

287.0395°, 46.6402°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-59 b

System Context

Kepler-59 b orbits Kepler-59 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.1 Earth radii, a mass of 1.37 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 11.87 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,163.2 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.

Open Kepler-59

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Kepler-59 c