Discovery | |
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Discovery date | 2013 |
Transit (Kepler Mission) | |
Orbital characteristics | |
0.072+0.007 −0.002 AU | |
6.24658 d | |
Inclination | 68.5+1.6 −1 |
Star | Kepler-91 |
Physical characteristics | |
1.322+0.094 −0.086 RJ | |
Mass | 0.88+0.33 −0.17 MJ |
Mean density | 0.44 g/cm3 (0.016 lb/cu in) |
Albedo | 0.39 [1] |
Temperature | 2132 K |
Kepler-91b is a giant planet orbiting Kepler-91, a star slightly more massive than the Sun. Kepler-91 has left the main sequence and is now a red giant branch star.