Finding Earth 2.0
Kepler-56

Kepler-56 b

Rank #4975 of the ranked catalogue · Discovered by Transit in 2012

HZ 0%measured

0.068

Earth-2.0 index

0.093

Earth Similarity Index

0%

Habitable-zone probability

6.51 R⊕

Radius

Planet

Mass22.100 M⊕measured
Bulk density0.442 g/cm³
Orbital period10.5016 days
Semi-major axis0.10280 au
Eccentricity0.040
Incident flux819.245 S⊕
Equilibrium temperature1359.9 K
Transit-time σ at 20301134.2 minLinear propagation of published epoch and period errors; not a ranking input.
Maximum angular separation0.11 masReflected-light contrast 6.96e-7 at Aᵍ = 0.30 and Lambertian quadrature.
Composite parameter sources6 · mixedThe archive may select different publications for different parameters; mixed-source is disclosed, not automatically penalised.
Default-solution coverage75%0% median composite-to-default difference over shared parameters.

Host star & system

HostKepler-56
Spectral typeK
Effective temperature4840 K
Radius4.230 R☉
Mass1.320 M☉
Distance913.0 pc / 2977.8 ly
DiscoveryTransit, 2012