 A diagram of the planetary system of Kepler-56 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Daniel Huber et al.[1] |
| Discovery date | 16 October 2013 |
| Transit method | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.1028 ± 0.0037 AU (15,380,000 ± 550,000 km)[1] | |
| 10.5016+0.0011 −0.0010[1] d | |
| Star | Kepler-56 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 6.51+0.29 −0.28[1] R🜨 | |
| Mass | 22.1+3.9 −3.6[1] ME |
Mean density | 0.442+0.080 −0.072 g cm−3 |
Kepler-56b (KOI-1241.02)[2] is a hot Neptune[1]—a class of exoplanets—located roughly 3,060 light-years (940 parsecs) away. It is somewhat larger than Neptune[3] and orbits its parent star Kepler-56 and was discovered in 2013 by the Kepler Space Telescope.
- ^ a b c d e f Huber, D.; et al. (2013). "Stellar Spin-Orbit Misalignment in a Multiplanet System". Science. 342 (6156): 331–334. arXiv:1310.4503. Bibcode:2013Sci...342..331H. doi:10.1126/science.1242066. PMID 24136961. S2CID 1056370.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
SIMBAD-KOI-1241.02was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "NASA Exoplanet Archive". NASA Exoplanet Archive. Operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with NASA.