Super-puff exoplanet Kepler 51 d is rotating surprisingly slowly

11. 9. 2024

Super-puff exoplanet Kepler 51 d is rotating surprisingly slowly

Star system: Kepler-51 | Distance from the Sun: 2615 light years

More than 40-hour day could mean that the planet has a very thick atmosphere or a ring system

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Kepler-51

G4.5V, Yellow star

mass: 0.99 M☉

radius: 1 R☉

distance: 2615 ly

stars in the system: 1

exoplanets: 4

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