Exoplanet

Kepler-551 b

Orbiting Kepler-551

Overview

Kepler-551 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-551, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.73

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

8.41

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

12.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

311.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.73

Mass (Earth masses)

8.41

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

12.376+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

311.2 pc (~1015 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4286 K

Mass (Solar)

0.65 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.63 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

285.4850°, 48.0544°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-551 b

System Context

Kepler-551 b orbits Kepler-551 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.73 Earth radii, a mass of 8.41 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 12.38 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 311.2 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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