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HD 137496 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/HD 137496 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Terrestrial

HD 137496 b

Orbiting HD 137496

Discovered in 2021 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

Generic terrestrial catalog artwork; not a direct image of HD 137496 b — Generic category artwork—not a direct imageApex Andromeda catalog artwork

Discovery: 2,021
Method: Transit
Radius: 1.31 R⊕
Mass: 4.04 M⊕
Orbit: 1.62116 days
Distance: 155.317 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 1.62116 days
Semi-major axis: 0.02732 AU
Eccentricity: 0
Radius: 1.31 Earth radii
Mass: 4.04 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 10.49 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 2,130 K
Insolation: 3,114.3366 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: HD 137496
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 2
Spectral type: G
Stellar temperature: 5,799 K
Stellar radius: 1.59 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.04 M☉
Stellar metallicity: -0.03 dex
Stellar age: 8.3 Gyr
Distance: 155.317 parsecs
Right ascension: 15h26m58.09s
Declination: -16d30m32.41s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,021
Publication date: 2022-01
Discovery locale: Space
Facility: K2
Telescope: 0.95 m Kepler Telescope
Instrument: Kepler CCD Array
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from HD 137496 b.

Generic terrestrial catalog artwork; not a direct image of HD 137496 b — Apex Andromeda catalog artwork

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