Exoplanet

Kepler-1491 b

Orbiting Kepler-1491

Overview

Kepler-1491 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1491, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.51

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.08

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

16.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

2065.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.51

Mass (Earth masses)

3.08

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

16.586+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

2065.6 pc (~6737 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5728 K

Mass (Solar)

1.00 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.99 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

293.6298°, 45.7406°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1491 b

System Context

Kepler-1491 b orbits Kepler-1491 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.51 Earth radii, a mass of 3.08 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 16.59 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 2,065.6 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

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

Open Kepler-1491

More planets in this system

Kepler-1491 c