Kepler-51 b
Orbiting Kepler-51
Kepler-51 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-51, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.
Radius
7.10
Earth radii
Mass
2.10
Earth masses
Orbital Period
45.2
days
Distance
783.8
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
543
K
Radius (Earth radii)
7.10
Mass (Earth masses)
2.10
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
543 K
Parameter source: Masuda 2014
Orbital Period
45.154+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.2514+0.0097−0.0097au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
2.10+1.50−0.80
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.0070+0.0050−0.0030
Eccentricity
0.0400+0.0100−0.0100
Distance from Earth
783.8 pc (~2557 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
6018 K
Mass (Solar)
1.04 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.94 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
4
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
296.4798°, 49.9376°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2012
Source ID: Kepler-51 b
Kepler-51 b orbits Kepler-51 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 7.1 Earth radii, a mass of 2.1 Earth masses, an orbital period of 45.15 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 543 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 783.8 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.
Host star
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