Exoplanet

Kepler-651 b

Orbiting Kepler-651

Overview

Kepler-651 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-651, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.37

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

6.61

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

21.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

509.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.37

Mass (Earth masses)

6.61

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

21.385+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

509.4 pc (~1661 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5522 K

Mass (Solar)

0.92 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.87 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

287.3327°, 46.2034°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-651 b

System Context

Kepler-651 b orbits Kepler-651 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.37 Earth radii, a mass of 6.61 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 21.39 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 509.4 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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