Exoplanet

Kepler-951 b

Orbiting Kepler-951

Overview

Kepler-951 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-951, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

5.59

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

28.39

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

71.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

382.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

5.59

Mass (Earth masses)

28.39

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

71.525+0.0000.000days

Distance from Earth

382.5 pc (~1248 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4834 K

Mass (Solar)

0.77 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.73 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

287.7376°, 38.1146°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-951 b

System Context

Kepler-951 b orbits Kepler-951 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 5.59 Earth radii, a mass of 28.39 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 71.53 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 382.5 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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