Exoplanet

Kepler-115 c

Orbiting Kepler-115

Overview

Kepler-115 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-115, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.60

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

7.74

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

9.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

623.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.60

Mass (Earth masses)

7.74

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

8.991+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0870au

Distance from Earth

623.6 pc (~2034 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5979 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.21 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

297.7119°, 45.2620°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-115 c

System Context

Kepler-115 c orbits Kepler-115 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.6 Earth radii, a mass of 7.74 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 8.99 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 623.6 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

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

Open Kepler-115

More planets in this system

Kepler-115 b