Kepler-51

Kepler-51
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 19h 45m 55.14s[1]
Declination +49° 56′ 15.65″[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type G[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−4.3[3] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 0.075±0.020[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −7.451±0.019[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.2457 ± 0.0165 mas[1]
Distance2,620 ± 30 ly
(800 ± 10 pc)
Details[4][2]
Mass0.985±0.012 M
Radius0.881±0.011 R
Luminosity0.66[5] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.51+0.03
−0.04
 cgs
Temperature5,662+64
−65
 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.04±0.04 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)5.5±1.0[3] km/s
Age500±250 Myr
Other designations
KOI-620[6]
Database references
SIMBADdata

Kepler-51 is a Sun-like star that is about 500 million years old.[2] It is orbited by three super-puff planets—Kepler-51b, c, and d—which have the lowest known densities of any known exoplanet. The planets are similar in radius to gas giants like Jupiter, but have unusually small masses for their size, only a few times greater than Earth’s.[2]

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