Exoplanet

Kepler-655 b

Orbiting Kepler-655

Overview

Kepler-655 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-655, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.71

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

8.30

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

46.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

752.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.71

Mass (Earth masses)

8.30

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

46.406+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

752.6 pc (~2455 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6170 K

Mass (Solar)

1.15 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.24 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

297.2591°, 46.8432°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-655 b

System Context

Kepler-655 b orbits Kepler-655 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.71 Earth radii, a mass of 8.3 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 46.41 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 752.6 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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