Exoplanet

Kepler-959 b

Orbiting Kepler-959

Overview

Kepler-959 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-959, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

4.38

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

18.76

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

14.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

807.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

4.38

Mass (Earth masses)

18.76

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

14.801+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

807.7 pc (~2634 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

7005 K

Mass (Solar)

1.60 M☉

Radius (Solar)

2.01 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

292.1712°, 40.8114°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-959 b

System Context

Kepler-959 b orbits Kepler-959 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 4.38 Earth radii, a mass of 18.76 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 14.8 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 807.7 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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