Exoplanet

Kepler-720 b

Orbiting Kepler-720

Overview

Kepler-720 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-720, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

8.41

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

56.79

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1065.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

8.41

Mass (Earth masses)

56.79

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

4.708+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1065.4 pc (~3475 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5618 K

Mass (Solar)

0.95 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.92 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

298.6356°, 44.1709°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-720 b

System Context

Kepler-720 b orbits Kepler-720 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 8.41 Earth radii, a mass of 56.79 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 4.71 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,065.4 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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