Kepler-11 f

Planet· orbits the Sun

Kepler-11 f — a low-mass sub-Neptune (2.49 R⊕) on a 47-day orbit. Its measured mass (~2 M⊕) gives a low density, another gas-rich world. Never imaged.

Open in 3D viewSee Kepler-11 f in the live, interactive 3D map

Key facts

Mass
1.19 × 10²⁵ kg
2 M⊕
Radius
15,864 km
2.49× wider than Earth
Surface gravity
3.17 m/s²
32% of Earth's
Year
46.69 Earth days
Distance from Kepler-11
0.25 AU

Science

Physical

Mass
1.19 × 10²⁵ kg · 2 M⊕
Radius
15,864 km · 2.49× wider than Earth
Density
714 kg/m³ · 0.71× water
Surface gravity
3.17 m/s² · 32% of Earth's
Escape velocity
10 km/s · 90% of Earth's

Orbital

Semi-major axis
0.25 AU
Eccentricity
0.013
Inclination
0.00 °
Orbital period
46.7 days
Perihelion
0.247 AU
Aphelion
0.253 AU
Mean orbital velocity
58.3 km/s

Composition

Cloud appearance
Appearance based on NASA/JPL-Caltech's artist's concept. No spacecraft has imaged this world, so its real appearance is unknown — The banded clouds shown are a representation of its class, shown only in Vision mode; Realism shows a plain spectral colour.

Radiation & temperature

Insolation
16.8 S⊕ · 16.8× the sunlight Earth receives

Discovery & history

Method
Transit detection
Name
Designated 'f' under the IAU convention that letters a star's planets 'b', 'c', 'd'... in the order found (the star is the unwritten 'a'); no IAU proper name has been assigned.

One of six planets announced around Kepler-11 in 2011.

Images

No telescope has imaged this world — it is known only from the tiny dip it makes crossing its star. Only its host system has been pictured (see the system view); its true surface appearance is unknown.