Exoplanet

Kepler-251 c

Orbiting Kepler-251

Overview

Kepler-251 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-251, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.77

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

8.62

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

16.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

924.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.77

Mass (Earth masses)

8.62

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

16.514+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1220au

Distance from Earth

924.6 pc (~3016 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5526 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.89 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

4

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

296.5662°, 44.1058°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-251 c

System Context

Kepler-251 c orbits Kepler-251 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.77 Earth radii, a mass of 8.62 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 16.51 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 924.6 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.

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