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Kepler-56 d | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/Kepler-56 d

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

Kepler-56 d

Orbiting Kepler-56

Discovered in 2016 using Radial Velocity. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,016
Method: Radial Velocity
Radius: 12.8 R⊕
Mass: 1,784 M⊕
Orbit: 1,002 days
Distance: 912.994 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 1,002 days
Semi-major axis: 2.16 AU
Eccentricity: 0.2
Radius: 12.8 Earth radii
Mass: 1,784 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Msini
Density: 4.67 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 324.75 K
Insolation: 1.7204 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: Kepler-56
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 3
Spectral type: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar temperature: 4,819.44 K
Stellar radius: 4.21799 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.29 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.3631 dex
Stellar age: 4.37 Gyr
Distance: 912.994 parsecs
Right ascension: 19h35m01.99s
Declination: +41d52m18.51s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Radial Velocity
Discovery year: 2,016
Publication date: 2016-12
Discovery locale: Ground
Facility: Multiple Observatories
Telescope: Multiple Telescopes
Instrument: Multiple Instruments
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from Kepler-56 d.

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