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Exoplanet Kepler 1520 b
Exoplanet Kepler 1520 b orbits star Kepler 1520 that lies 2074 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 0.02 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
2074 light years
2074 light years
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Kepler 1520 b
Exoplanet, ultra-short period
Star: Kepler 1520
Distance from the star: 0.013 AU
Orbit around star: 0.653553 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Kepler 1520 b around its star is 0.653553 days.
The orbital period of an exoplanet is the time it takes to complete one full orbit around its star, usually measured in days. Most of the exoplanets discovered so far have orbital periods of less than one year...
More about Orbital period in StellarGuide
Basic characteristic
Mass: 0.02 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Kepler 1520 b has 0.02 Earth masses, or 0.36 times the mass of Mercury.
The mass of an exoplanet is one of the most important characteristics for understanding what kind of world it is — whether it’s small and rocky like Earth or large and gaseous like Jupiter. Mass provides key information about the planet’s composition, gravity, and formation history...
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Year of discovery: 2016 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
2MASS J19235189+5130170 b, KIC 12557548 b, KOI-3794 b, WISE J192351.88+513017.0 b
2MASS J19235189+5130170 b, KIC 12557548 b, KOI-3794 b, WISE J192351.88+513017.0 b
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Kepler 1520 system structure
Exoplanet Kepler 1520 b orbits star Kepler 1520, which has lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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Kepler 1520 | ||||||||
| Kepler 1520 b | 0.01 AU | 0 M⊕ | 0.7 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Kepler 1520 b has 36 % of mass of Mercury and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 0.36 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Distance | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.49 - 0.7 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.
The planet has mass comparable to Earth.