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Exoplanet Kepler-131 b
Exoplanet Kepler-131 b orbits star Kepler-131 that lies 751 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 16.213 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
751 light years
751 light years
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Kepler-131 b
Exoplanet, super-earth
Star: Kepler-131
Orbit around star: 16.092 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Kepler-131 b around its star is 16.092 days.
The orbital period of an exoplanet is the time it takes to complete one full orbit around its star, usually measured in days. Most of the exoplanets discovered so far have orbital periods of less than one year...
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Basic characteristic
Mass: 16.213 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Kepler-131 b has 16.213 Earth masses, or 0.94 times the mass of Neptune.
The mass of an exoplanet is one of the most important characteristics for understanding what kind of world it is — whether it’s small and rocky like Earth or large and gaseous like Jupiter. Mass provides key information about the planet’s composition, gravity, and formation history...
More about Exoplanet mass in StellarGuide
Size: 2.41 R Earth | 0.2 R Jupiter
Density: 6386 kg/m3 | 115.84 % Earth
Year of discovery: 2014 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
TYC 3125-483-1 b, KIC 5695396 b, KOI-283 b, 2MASS J19140739+4056322 b, TIC 121660708 b, Gaia DR2 2102110174677569664 b, WISE J191407.40+405632.4 b
TYC 3125-483-1 b, KIC 5695396 b, KOI-283 b, 2MASS J19140739+4056322 b, TIC 121660708 b, Gaia DR2 2102110174677569664 b, WISE J191407.40+405632.4 b
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Kepler-131 system structure
Exoplanet Kepler-131 b orbits star Kepler-131, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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Kepler-131 | ||||||||
| Kepler-131 b | n/a | 16.2 M⊕ | 2.4 R⊕ | 16.1 days | |||||
| Kepler-131 c | n/a | 8.3 M⊕ | 0.8 R⊕ | 25.5 days | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Kepler-131 b has 94 % of mass of Neptune
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 294.78 | 19.89 | 16.21 | 147.39 | 0.05 | 0.17 | 1.11 | 0.94 |
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Size | 6.29 | 2.54 | 2.41 | 4.55 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.6 | 0.63 |
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Density | 1.18 | 1.22 | 1.16 | 1.57 | 5.13 | 9.17 | 5.08 | 3.7 |