Exoplanet

Kepler-1051 b

Orbiting Kepler-1051

Overview

Kepler-1051 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1051, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.40

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

12.20

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

26.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

829.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.40

Mass (Earth masses)

12.20

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

25.962+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

829.3 pc (~2705 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6675 K

Mass (Solar)

1.43 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.73 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

295.1581°, 40.8988°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1051 b

System Context

Kepler-1051 b orbits Kepler-1051 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.4 Earth radii, a mass of 12.2 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 25.96 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 829.3 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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