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Exoplanet Kepler 451 b
Exoplanet Kepler 451 b orbits star Kepler 451 that lies 1305 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 559.516 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
1305 light years
1305 light years
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Kepler 451 b
Exoplanet, gas giant
Star: Kepler 451
Distance from the star: 0.92 AU
Orbit around star: 43 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Kepler 451 b around its star is 43 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...
More about Orbital period in StellarGuide
Basic characteristic
Mass: 559.516 M Earth
| 1.7606 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Kepler 451 b has 559.516 Earth masses (or 1.7606 Jupiter masses).
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
Other designations of this exoplanet
2M 1938+46 b, 2MASS 1938+4603 b, KIC 9472174 b, WISE J193832.61+460358.9 A b, TYC 3556-3568-1 A b, NSVS 5629361 A b
2M 1938+46 b, 2MASS 1938+4603 b, KIC 9472174 b, WISE J193832.61+460358.9 A b, TYC 3556-3568-1 A b, NSVS 5629361 A b
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Kepler 451 system structure
Exoplanet Kepler 451 b orbits star Kepler 451, which has lower mass than Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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Kepler 451 | ||||||||
| Kepler 451 c disproven |
0.9 AU | 591.3 M⊕ | 406 days | ||||||
| Kepler 451 b disproven |
0.92 AU | 559.5 M⊕ | 43 days | ||||||
| Kepler 451 d disproven |
2.1 AU | 511.8 M⊕ | 1460 days | ||||||
| Kepler 451 e unconfirmed |
3.4 AU | 1192.2 M⊕ | 3009 days | ||||||
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Kepler 451 B | ||||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Kepler 451 b has 1.76 times the mass of Jupiter and it orbits its star a little closer than Earth.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 10173.02 | 686.52 | 559.52 | 5086.51 | 1.76 | 5.88 | 38.32 | 32.53 |
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Distance | 2.36 | 1.27 | 0.92 | 0.6 | 0.18 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.03 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.97 - 1.4 AU
The planet is orbiting on the edge of the habitable zone of its star.
The planet is a gas giant and has no surface, however life could still be possible in its atmosphere or on the potential moons orbiting the planet.