Exoplanet

Kepler-291 b

Orbiting Kepler-291

Overview

Kepler-291 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-291, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.16

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.65

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1786.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.16

Mass (Earth masses)

5.65

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

3.547+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0470au

Distance from Earth

1786.5 pc (~5827 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6002 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.02 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

287.9163°, 42.4373°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-291 b

System Context

Kepler-291 b orbits Kepler-291 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.16 Earth radii, a mass of 5.65 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 3.55 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,786.5 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-291

More planets in this system

Kepler-291 c