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Kepler-261 b | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/Kepler-261 b

Confirmed exoplanet · Super Earth

Kepler-261 b

Orbiting Kepler-261

Discovered in 2014 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

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Discovery: 2,014
Method: Transit
Radius: 2.18 R⊕
Mass: 5.39 M⊕
Orbit: 10.381227 days
Distance: 317.499 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 10.381227 days
Semi-major axis: 0.088 AU
Eccentricity: 0
Radius: 2.18 Earth radii
Mass: 5.39 Earth masses
Mass provenance: M-R relationship
Density: 2.86 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 672 K
Insolation: 45.779 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: Kepler-261
Stars in system: 1
Known planets in system: 2
Spectral type: Not reported by the NASA Exoplanet Archive
Stellar temperature: 5,098 K
Stellar radius: 0.794 R☉
Stellar mass: 0.834 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.1621 dex
Stellar age: 0.87 Gyr
Distance: 317.499 parsecs
Right ascension: 19h25m27.54s
Declination: +37d36m33.26s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,014
Publication date: 2014-03
Discovery locale: Space
Facility: Kepler
Telescope: 0.95 m Kepler Telescope
Instrument: Kepler CCD Array
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from Kepler-261 b.

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