Kepler-560b

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Kepler-560b
Discovery [1]
Discovered by Kepler space telescope
Discovery date10 May 2016
Transit
Designations
KOI-463.01, Kepler-560 Bb, KIC 8845205 b
Orbital characteristics
0.0899+0.0031
−0.0062
  AU
[2]
Eccentricity 0.17 [3]
18.4776196+0.0000130
−0.0000132
  d
[3]
Inclination 89.606° +0.0031°
−0.094°
[2]
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
1.93+0.15
−0.14
  R🜨
[3]
Temperature 298+22
−32
  K
[2]

    Kepler-560b, or more correctly Kepler-560 Bb, [4] is a confirmed exoplanet orbiting the secondary star of the binary star system Kepler-560. [3] [5] It is only 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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    References

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