Exoplanet

Kepler-31 d

Orbiting Kepler-31

Overview

Kepler-31 d is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-31, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.90

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

2161.24

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

87.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1664.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.90

Mass (Earth masses)

2161.24

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Fabrycky et al. 2012

Orbital Period

87.645+0.0010.001days

Semi-Major Axis

0.4000au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

2161.24

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

6.8000

Distance from Earth

1664.6 pc (~5429 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6340 K

Mass (Solar)

1.21 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.22 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.0230°, 45.8531°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-31 d

System Context

Kepler-31 d orbits Kepler-31 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.9 Earth radii, a mass of 2,161.24 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 87.65 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,664.6 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

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