Exoplanet

Kepler-101 c

Orbiting Kepler-101

Overview

Kepler-101 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-101, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.25

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

3.78

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

928.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Equilibrium Temp

1413

K

150 K3,500 K

Radius (Earth radii)

1.25

Mass (Earth masses)

3.78

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

1413 K

Orbital Period

6.03 days

Distance from Earth

928.0 pc (~3027 ly)

Spectral Type

G3 IV

Temperature

5667 K

Mass (Solar)

1.17 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.56 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

283.2555°, 48.3552°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-101 c

System Context

Kepler-101 c orbits Kepler-101 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.25 Earth radii, a mass of 3.78 Earth masses, an orbital period of 6.03 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 1,413 K.

Catalog data places the system at about 928 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G3 IV, and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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Kepler-101 b