Exoplanet

Kepler-106 c

Orbiting Kepler-106

Overview

Kepler-106 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-106, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.50

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

10.44

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

13.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

444.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.50

Mass (Earth masses)

10.44

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Marcy et al. 2014

Orbital Period

13.571days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

10.44+3.203.20

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0330+0.01000.0100

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

2.71+0.800.80m/s

Distance from Earth

444.3 pc (~1449 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5858 K

Mass (Solar)

1.00 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.04 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

4

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

300.8640°, 44.3375°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-106 c

System Context

Kepler-106 c orbits Kepler-106 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.5 Earth radii, a mass of 10.44 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 13.57 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 444.3 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.

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