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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Kepler space telescope |
| Discovery date | 10 May 2016 |
| Detection method | Transit |
| Designations | |
| Alternative names | KOI-463.01, Kepler-560 Bb, KIC 8845205 b |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Semi-major axis | 0.0899+0.0031 −0.0062 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.17 |
| Orbital period (sidereal) | 18.4776196+0.0000130 −0.0000132 d |
| Inclination | 89.606°+0.0031° −0.094° |
| Star | Kepler-560 B |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mean radius | 1.93+0.15 −0.14 R🜨 |
| Temperature | 298+22 −32 K |
Kepler-560b, or more correctly Kepler-560 Bb, is a confirmed exoplanet orbiting the secondary star of the binary star system Kepler-560. It is only 287 light-years away. Though not listed in the Habitable Exoplanets Catalog, one study gives the planet an 85% chance of being in the habitable zone.
| Earth | Kepler-560b |
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See also
References
- Morton, Timothy D.; Bryson, Stephen T.; Coughlin, Jeffrey L.; Rowe, Jason F.; Ravichandran, Ganesh; et al. (May 2016). "False Positive Probabilities for all Kepler Objects of Interest: 1284 Newly Validated Planets and 428 Likely False Positives". The Astrophysical Journal. 822 (2): 86. arXiv:1605.02825. Bibcode:2016ApJ...822...86M. doi:10.3847/0004-637X/822/2/86. S2CID 20832201.
- ^ Torres, Guillermo; et al. (December 2017). "Validation of Small Kepler Transiting Planet Candidates in or near the Habitable Zone". The Astronomical Journal. 154 (6): 264. arXiv:1711.01267. Bibcode:2017AJ....154..264T. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aa984b. S2CID 73678176.
- ^ Mann, Andrew W.; et al. (June 2017). "The Gold Standard: Accurate Stellar and Planetary Parameters for Eight Kepler M Dwarf Systems Enabled by Parallaxes". The Astronomical Journal. 153 (6): 267. arXiv:1705.01545. Bibcode:2017AJ....153..267M. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aa7140. S2CID 119325474.
- "Kepler-560 b". NASA Exoplanet Archive. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- "Open Exoplanet Catalogue - Kepler-560 b". www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- "Exoplanet-catalog". Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
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