Exoplanet

Kepler-956 b

Orbiting Kepler-956

Overview

Kepler-956 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-956, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.00

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

9.87

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

5.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

544.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.00

Mass (Earth masses)

9.87

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

5.249+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

544.9 pc (~1777 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6040 K

Mass (Solar)

1.10 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.15 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

292.5308°, 49.0617°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-956 b

System Context

Kepler-956 b orbits Kepler-956 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3 Earth radii, a mass of 9.87 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 5.25 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 544.9 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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