Kepler-560b

Kepler-560b, also called Kepler-560 Bb,^[4] is a confirmed exoplanet orbiting the secondary star of the binary star system Kepler-560.^[3][5] It is 287 light-years away.^[6] Though not listed in the Habitable Exoplanets Catalog, one study gives the planet an 85% chance of being in the habitable zone.^[2]

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DiscoveredbyKepler space telescope

Discoverydate10 May 2016

Detection method

Transit

Alternative names

KOI-463.01, Kepler-560 Bb, KIC 8845205 b

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Kepler-560b

Discovery[1]
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[2]
Eccentricity	0.17[3]
Orbital period (sidereal)	18.4776196+0.0000130 −0.0000132 d[3]
Inclination	89.606°+0.0031° −0.094°[2]
Star	Kepler-560 B
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	1.93+0.15 −0.14 R🜨[3]
Temperature	298+22 −32 K[2]

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