Exoplanet

Kepler-855 b

Orbiting Kepler-855

Overview

Kepler-855 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-855, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

8.35

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

56.10

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

7.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1506.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

8.35

Mass (Earth masses)

56.10

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

7.887+0.0000.000days

Distance from Earth

1506.6 pc (~4914 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5835 K

Mass (Solar)

1.03 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.03 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

295.0950°, 43.5376°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-855 b

System Context

Kepler-855 b orbits Kepler-855 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 8.35 Earth radii, a mass of 56.1 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 7.89 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,506.6 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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