Exoplanet

Kepler-51 d

Orbiting Kepler-51

Overview

Kepler-51 d is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-51, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

9.70

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

7.60

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

130.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

783.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

381

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

9.70

Mass (Earth masses)

7.60

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

381 K

Orbital Period

130.19 days

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

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-51 d

System Context

Kepler-51 d orbits Kepler-51 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 9.7 Earth radii, a mass of 7.6 Earth masses, an orbital period of 130.19 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 381 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 783.8 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.

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