Exoplanet

Kepler-599 b

Orbiting Kepler-599

Overview

Kepler-599 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-599, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.84

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

8.99

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

15.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

558.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.84

Mass (Earth masses)

8.99

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

15.656+0.0000.000days

Distance from Earth

558.5 pc (~1822 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5127 K

Mass (Solar)

0.83 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.79 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

285.9116°, 41.0695°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-599 b

System Context

Kepler-599 b orbits Kepler-599 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.84 Earth radii, a mass of 8.99 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 15.66 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 558.5 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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

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Kepler-599 b