Exoplanet

Kepler-601 b

Orbiting Kepler-601

Overview

Kepler-601 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-601, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.90

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

4.54

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

5.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

414.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.90

Mass (Earth masses)

4.54

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

5.379+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

414.8 pc (~1353 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5160 K

Mass (Solar)

0.85 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.79 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

282.0047°, 42.1765°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-601 b

System Context

Kepler-601 b orbits Kepler-601 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.9 Earth radii, a mass of 4.54 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 5.38 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 414.8 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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