Exoplanet · gas giant
Kepler-451 c
Kepler-451 c is a gas giant orbiting the star 2MASS J19383260+4603591. Its year lasts 1,460 Earth days. It was discovered in 2022 by the Eclipse Timing Variations method.
| Host star | 2MASS J19383260+4603591 |
|---|---|
| Distance | 1,293 light-years (396.3 pc) |
| Orbital period | 4 years |
| Eccentricity | 0.290 |
| Radius | 13.5 R⊕ · 1.2 R♃ |
| Mass (minimum) | 512 M⊕ · 1.61 M♃ |
| Density | 1.14 g/cm³ |
| Discovery method | Eclipse Timing Variations |
| Discovery year | 2022 |
| Discovered by | Multiple Observatories |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 12.59. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 44° S. North of latitude 44° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in July, the best time to observe it.
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 733. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 23 million years.
Planets in the same system
- 2MASS J19383260+4603591 b 406-day orbit · 13.4 R⊕
- Kepler-451 d 43-day orbit · 13.5 R⊕
Data: NASA Exoplanet Archive, PSCompPars. Its look in the simulation is a rendering based on the measured radius, mass and temperature.