Imaginary Picture of Kepler-251 d

Display orbital revolution of Kepler-251 d around the hoststar Kepler-251
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Exoplanet Name : Kepler-251 d
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19461589+4406211 d, K00907.02, KIC 8247638 d, KOI-907 d, KOI-907.02"
Status : Confirmed
Radius (Rjup / Re): 0.2470 (Rjup) 2.7686 (Rearth)
Mass (Mjup / Me): 0.0214 (Mjup) 6.8017 (Mearth)
Semi Major Axis / Orbital Distance Calculated 0.1820 (AU) 0.1820 (AU Est.)
Eccentricity : 0.0000
Orbital Period(Yrs) 0.0825
Orbital Period(Observed/Estimated) 30.13 (Days Obs.) 29.73 (Days Est.)
Surface Gravity (G Earth) 0.8873
Star Radiation at Atmospheric Boundary: 23091.1 (W/m2)
Measured Temperature (K) 0.0 (K)
Blackbody T 0.1(K) 550.2 (K)
Blackbody T 0.3(K) 516.7 (K)
Blackbody T 0.7(K) 418.0 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.1(K) 654.3 (K)
Tidally Locked Blackbody T 0.3(K) 614.4 (K)
Size Class: sub-Neptune-size
Mass Class:
Detection Type : Primary Transit
Mass Detection :
Radius Detection :
Habitability by Solar Eq. Astronomical Unit: Not habitable
Habitability by Kopparapu: Not habitable
Star Name : Kepler-251
Alternate Name : "2MASS J19461589+4406211, KIC 8247638, KOI-907"
Star Distance(LY) : 3017.1
Stellar Radius(Rsun) : 0.8 (Rsun Measured)
Stellar Mass(Msun) : 0.9 (Msun Measured) 0.9 (Msun Estimated)
Star Age : 0.0 (GY)
Temperature : 5492 (K)
Spectral type : G7
UV portion[%]: 6.8
Visible portion[%]: 43.2
IR portion[%]: 50.0
Metalicity : -0.2
Absolute Magnitude: 4.1
Apparent Magnitude: 14.0
Right Ascension(RA) 296.5662
Declination (DEC) 44.1059
Hubble Space Telescope Guide Star Catalog (GSC) ID
Discovered by
Discovery Paper - Authors 0
Discovery Paper - Title
Discovery Paper - Journal 0
Discovery Paper - URL 0
SIMBAD LINK http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-basic?Ident=Kepler-251+&submit=SIMBAD+search
Open Exoplanet Database Link http://www.openexoplanetcatalogue.com/planet/Kepler-251%20d/
Kepler-251 d
Kepler-251 d

  • Kepler-251 d is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-251, located about 3017.1 light-years (925.0 pc) away from Solar System. Its discovery was publicly announced on 2014.
  • The host star Kepler-251 has apparent magnitude of 14.0, with absolute magnitude of 4.1.
  • It is 0.9 times more massive and 0.8 times bigger compared with our Sun. The surface temperature is 5492 with its spectral types of G7
  • In this planetary system, the extrasolar planet Kepler-251 d orbits around the star Kepler-251 every 30.1 days with its orbital distance of 0.18 AU ( 27226812.5 km)
  • (Projected orbit of Kepler-251 d around its host star Kepler-251)


  • The Star Kepler-251 's habitable zone is located at the following distance
  • Inner Boundary (the orbital distance at Venus's Equivalent Radiation ) : 0.541 AU ( 80937447.9 km)
  • Earth Boundary (the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation) : 0.748 AU ( 111876704.5 km)
  • Outer Boundary (the orbital distance at Mars's Equivalent Radiation) : 1.140 AU ( 170475339.4 km)
  • Snow Line (the orbital distance at Snow Line Equivalent Radiation) : 1.677 AU ( 250861930.0 km)
  • Radiation at Planetary Boundary of Kepler-251 d : 23091.11 W/m2

    (Habitable zone calculated based on SEAU(Solar Equivalent Astronomical Unit) around the star Kepler-251)



  • Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-251 distance : 0.570 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-251 distance : 0.722 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Super-Earth-sized planet for Star Kepler-251 distance : 0.697 AU
  • Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Mars-sized planet for Star Kepler-251 distance : 0.765 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-251 distance : 1.286 AU
  • Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-251 distance : 1.356 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(2013) around the star Kepler-251)



  • Original Kopparapu Recent Venus for Star Kepler-251 distance : 0.568 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Runaway Greenhouse for Star Kepler-251 distance : 0.743 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Moist Greenhouse for Star Kepler-251 distance : 0.752 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Maximum Greenhouse for Star Kepler-251 distance : 1.308 AU
  • Original Kopparapu Outer Boundary for Early Mars for Star Kepler-251 distance : 1.360 AU

    (Habitable zone calculated based on Kopparapu et al.(Original) around the star Kepler-251)



    (Position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-251 and its Exoplanet Kepler-251 d)



    (Zoomed position in Stellar Map of star Kepler-251 and its Exoplanet Kepler-251 d (zoom level 3))

    (Synthetic Spectrum of star Kepler-251*)
    *Yamashiki YA et al. 2019 ApJ 881 114
    MUSCLES Paper I - France et al. 2016 ApJ 820 89
    MUSCLES Paper II- Youngblood et al. 2016 ApJ 824 101
    MUSCLES Paper III- Loyd et al. 2016 ApJ 824 102