Kepler-1520 b
Description: Kepler-1520b, is a confirmed exoplanet orbiting the K-type main sequence star Kepler-1520. It is located about 2,020 light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Cygnus. The exoplanet was found by using the transit method, in which the dimming effect that a planet causes as it crosses in front of its star is measured. The planet was previously proposed in 2012 when reports of its host star recorded drops in its luminosity varying from 0.2% to 1.3%, which indicated a possible planetary companion rapidly disintegrating. In 2015, the planetary nature of the cause of the dips was finally verified. It is expected to disintegrate in about 40–400 million years.
Physical Properties
Mass (Jupiter mass): Unknown
Radius (Jupiter radius): 0.515 RJ
Density: 0.804 g/cm³
Equilibrium Temperature: 1437.0 K
Orbital Parameters
Orbital Period: 0.65355357 days
Semi-major Axis: 0.0129 AU
Eccentricity: Unknown
Inclination: 50.98°
Host Star Properties
Host Star: Kepler-1520
Spectral Type: Unknown
Temperature: 4677.0 K
Stellar Mass: 0.76 M☉
Stellar Radius: 0.71 R☉
Discovery Information
Planet Letter: b
Object ID: 3.5492
Host ID: 2.51773
Discovery Date: 2016-05
Discovery Year: 2016
Discovery Method: Transit
Discovery Locale: Space
Discovery Facility: Kepler
Discovery Instrument: Kepler CCD Array