Exoplanet

Kepler-11 c

Orbiting Kepler-11

Overview

Kepler-11 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-11, discovered in 2010 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.87

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

2.90

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

13.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

646.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.87

Mass (Earth masses)

2.90

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Lissauer et al. 2013

Orbital Period

13.024+0.0010.001days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1070+0.00100.0010au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

2.90+2.901.60

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0090+0.00900.0050

Eccentricity

0.0260+0.06300.0130

Distance from Earth

646.3 pc (~2108 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5663 K

Mass (Solar)

0.96 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.06 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

6

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

297.1151°, 41.9091°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2010

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-11 c

System Context

Kepler-11 c orbits Kepler-11 and was reported in 2010 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.87 Earth radii, a mass of 2.9 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 13.02 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 646.3 parsecs from Earth and 6 known planets in the system.

Host star

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