Exoplanet

Kepler-851 b

Orbiting Kepler-851

Overview

Kepler-851 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-851, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.68

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.69

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

8.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

839.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.68

Mass (Earth masses)

3.69

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

8.507+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

839.3 pc (~2737 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5455 K

Mass (Solar)

0.89 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.85 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.6802°, 49.1401°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-851 b

System Context

Kepler-851 b orbits Kepler-851 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.68 Earth radii, a mass of 3.69 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 8.51 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 839.3 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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