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Kepler-51 b

Host star Kepler-51 • 7.20 R⊕ • 45.16 d orbit

Records

19

archive rows

Discovery

Transit

Radius

7.20 R⊕

median non-null value

Mass

3.59 M⊕

median non-null value

Kepler-51

523 K equilibrium

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Host Star

Kepler-51

Discovery

Transit

Year

2012

Period

45.16 day

Radius

7.05 Rearth

Mass

Eq. Temp

Scale Comparison

Radius against familiar reference worlds

Current adopted radius: 7.20 R⊕ • circles scaled linearly by radius

Earth

1.0 R⊕ baseline

Kepler-51 b

7.20 R⊕

Jupiter

11.2 R⊕ reference

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

19

Refs

18

Methods

1

Discoverystable

19 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

19 values • 1 distinct

Perioddisputed

18 values • 2 distinct

Radiusdisputed

14 values • 11 distinct

Massdisputed

6 values • 6 distinct

Eq. Tempdisputed

6 values • 3 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope45.16 day7.05 RearthSteffen et al. 2013
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope45.15 day7.10 Rearth2.10 Mearth543 KMasuda 2014
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope45.16 dayHadden et al. 2014
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope45.16 day8.51 RearthMorton et al. 2016
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope45.16 dayHolczer et al. 2016
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope45.16 day8.60 Rearth2.30 MearthHadden & Lithwick 2017
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope6.56 RearthBerger et al. 2018
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope45.16 dayGajdoš et al. 2019
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope45.16 day7.65 Rearth523 KQ1-Q17 DR25 KOI Table
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope45.15 day6.89 Rearth3.69 MearthLibby-Roberts et al. 2020
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope45.15 day6.83 Rearth6.70 MearthMasuda et al. 2024
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope45.15 day6.83 Rearth3.50 MearthMasuda et al. 2024
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope45.16 day7.88 Rearth523 KQ1-Q17 DR24 KOI Table
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope45.16 day7.30 Rearth514 KQ1-Q8 KOI Table
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope45.16 day7.88 Rearth523 KQ1-Q12 KOI Table
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope45.16 day7.88 Rearth523 KQ1-Q16 KOI Table
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope45.16 dayQ1-Q17 DR25 Supplemental KOI Table
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope45.16 day6.66 RearthFulton & Petigura 2018
2012TransitKepler0.95 m Kepler Telescope45.16 day6.04 MearthOfir et al. 2025