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KIC 3558849 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/KIC 3558849 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Gas Giant

KIC 3558849 b

Orbiting KIC 3558849

Discovered in 2015 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

Generic gas giant catalog artwork; not a direct image of KIC 3558849 b — Generic category artwork—not a direct imageApex Andromeda catalog artwork

Discovery: 2,015
Method: Transit
Radius: 6.9 R⊕
Mass: 38.1 M⊕
Orbit: 1,322.3 days
Distance: 1,215.7 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 1,322.3 days
Semi-major axis: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Eccentricity: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Radius: 6.9 Earth radii
Mass: 38.1 Earth masses
Mass provenance: M-R relationship
Density: 0.637 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Insolation: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: KIC 3558849
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 1
Spectral type: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar temperature: 6,175 K
Stellar radius: 1.01 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.98 M☉
Stellar metallicity: -0.42 dex
Stellar age: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Distance: 1,215.7 parsecs
Right ascension: 19h39m47.96s
Declination: +38d36m18.67s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,015
Publication date: 2015-12
Discovery locale: Space
Facility: Kepler
Telescope: 0.95 m Kepler Telescope
Instrument: Kepler CCD Array
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from KIC 3558849 b.

Generic gas giant catalog artwork; not a direct image of KIC 3558849 b — Apex Andromeda catalog artwork