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Kepler-56 b

Host star Kepler-56 • 4.96 R⊕ • 10.50 d orbit

Records

16

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

4.96 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

32 M⊕

median non-null value

Kepler-56

1368 K equilibrium

Quick Summary

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Host Star

Kepler-56

Discovery

Transit

Year

2012

Period

10.50 day

Radius

4.96 Rearth

Mass

Eq. Temp

1368 K

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 4.96 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

Kepler-56 b

4.96 R⊕

Jupiter

11.2 R⊕ reference

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

16

Refs

16

Methods

1

Discoverystable

16 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

16 values • 1 distinct

Periodstable

14 values • 1 distinct

Radiusdisputed

13 values • 8 distinct

Massdisputed

5 values • 5 distinct

Eq. Tempdisputed

5 values • 3 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope10.50 day4.96 Rearth1368 KQ1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope10.50 day6.51 Rearth236.2 MearthHadden et al. 2014
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope10.50 day3.84 Rearth1196 KQ1-Q8 KOI Table
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope10.50 day4.50 RearthMorton et al. 2016
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope10.50 dayHolczer et al. 2016
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope10.50 dayQ1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope10.50 day4.96 Rearth1368 KQ1-Q12 KOI Table
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope5.39 RearthBerger et al. 2018
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope10.50 day3.84 RearthSteffen et al. 2013
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope10.50 day6.51 Rearth22.10 MearthHuber et al. 2013
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope10.50 day5.10 Rearth32 MearthHadden & Lithwick 2017
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope10.50 day4.96 Rearth1368 KQ1-Q16 KOI Table
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope10.50 day4.77 Rearth36.40 MearthWeiss et al. 2024
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope10.50 day5.68 Rearth1378 KQ1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope10.50 day4.77 RearthFulton & Petigura 2018
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope30 MearthOtor et al. 2016