Exoplanet · Neptune-like planet
KIC 3558849 b
KIC 3558849 b is a Neptune-like planet orbiting the star KIC 3558849. Its year lasts 1,320 Earth days. It was discovered in 2015 by the Transit method.
| Host star | KIC 3558849 |
|---|---|
| Distance | 3,965 light-years (1,216 pc) |
| Orbital period | 3.62 years |
| Radius | 6.9 R⊕ · 0.616 R♃ |
| Mass | 38.1 M⊕ · 0.12 M♃ (estimated from the radius) |
| Density | 0.637 g/cm³ |
| Discovery method | Transit |
| Discovery year | 2015 |
| Discovered by | Kepler |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 14.32. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 51° S. North of latitude 51° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around 1940 BC. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 70 million years.
Data: NASA Exoplanet Archive, PSCompPars. Its look in the simulation is a rendering based on the measured radius, mass and temperature.