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Exoplanet Kepler 11 d
Exoplanet Kepler 11 d orbits star Kepler 11 that lies 2108 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 8.13 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
2108 light years
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Kepler 11 d
Exoplanet, sub-neptune
Star: Kepler 11
Distance from the star: 0.155 AU
Orbit around star: 22.6845 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Kepler 11 d around its star is 22.6845 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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Eccentricity: 0.004Basic characteristic
Mass: 8.13 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Kepler 11 d has 8.13 Earth masses, or 0.56 times the mass of Uranus.
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...
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Size: 3.12 R Earth | 0.3 R Jupiter
Density: 1476 kg/m3 | 26.77 % Earth
Year of discovery: 2011 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
Kepler-11 d, KOI-157 d, KIC 6541920 d, 2MASS J19482762+4154328 d
Kepler-11 d, KOI-157 d, KIC 6541920 d, 2MASS J19482762+4154328 d
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Kepler 11 system structure
Exoplanet Kepler 11 d orbits star Kepler 11, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is one of 6 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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Kepler 11 | ||||||||
| Kepler 11 b | 0.09 AU | 2.8 M⊕ | 1.8 R⊕ | 10.3 days | |||||
| Kepler 11 c | 0.11 AU | 5 M⊕ | 2.9 R⊕ | 13 days | |||||
| Kepler 11 d | 0.16 AU | 8.1 M⊕ | 3.1 R⊕ | 22.7 days | |||||
| Kepler 11 e | 0.2 AU | 9.5 M⊕ | 4.2 R⊕ | 32 days | |||||
| Kepler 11 f | 0.25 AU | 2.4 M⊕ | 2.5 R⊕ | 46.7 days | |||||
| Kepler 11 g | 0.47 AU | 25 M⊕ | 3.3 R⊕ | 118.4 days | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Kepler 11 d has 56 % of mass of Uranus and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 147.82 | 9.98 | 8.13 | 73.91 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 0.56 | 0.47 |
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Size | 8.15 | 3.28 | 3.12 | 5.89 | 0.28 | 0.34 | 0.78 | 0.82 |
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Density | 0.27 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.36 | 1.19 | 2.12 | 1.17 | 0.85 |
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Distance | 0.4 | 0.21 | 0.16 | 0.1 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.94 - 1.4 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.
The planet is bigger than Earth and smaller than Neptune. Its average density 1476 kg/m3 points to a hot gas planet.