(Description) Figure _unit6.7.2 Figure 9 Artist’s impression of Kepler-11 c and its five fellow planets in orbit around their host star. Five of the six planets so far discovered in the Kepler-11 system orbit well within Mercury’s distance from the Sun. Sometimes more than one planet transits at a time.

An introduction to exoplanets

Artist’s impression of Kepler-11 c and its fellow planets in orbit around their host star.