Exoplanet

Kepler-1291 b

Orbiting Kepler-1291

Overview

Kepler-1291 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1291, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.66

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.61

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

8.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

897.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.66

Mass (Earth masses)

3.61

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

8.630+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

897.4 pc (~2927 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5216 K

Mass (Solar)

0.84 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.80 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

289.3770°, 40.0011°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1291 b

System Context

Kepler-1291 b orbits Kepler-1291 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.66 Earth radii, a mass of 3.61 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 8.63 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 897.4 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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