Exoplanet

Kepler-1551 b

Orbiting Kepler-1551

Overview

Kepler-1551 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1551, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.66

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

8.04

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

24.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1463.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.66

Mass (Earth masses)

8.04

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

24.497+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1463.7 pc (~4774 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6136 K

Mass (Solar)

1.14 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.22 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

295.7855°, 39.9079°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1551 b

System Context

Kepler-1551 b orbits Kepler-1551 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.66 Earth radii, a mass of 8.04 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 24.5 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,463.7 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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