Kepler-117 c
Orbiting Kepler-117
Kepler-117 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-117, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.
Radius
12.34
Earth radii
Mass
584.78
Earth masses
Orbital Period
50.8
days
Distance
1455.6
parsecs
Equilibrium Temp
704
K
Radius (Earth radii)
12.34
Mass (Earth masses)
584.78
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
704 K
Parameter source: Bruno et al. 2015
Orbital Period
50.790+0.000−0.000days
Semi-Major Axis
0.2804+0.0092−0.0028au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
584.78+57.21−57.21
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
1.8400+0.1800−0.1800
Eccentricity
0.0323+0.0033−0.0033
Argument of Periastron
305.0+7.5−7.5deg
Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude
90.40+7.00−7.00m/s
Distance from Earth
1455.6 pc (~4747 ly)
Spectral Type
F8 V
Temperature
6150 K
Mass (Solar)
1.13 M☉
Radius (Solar)
1.61 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
2
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
288.7931°, 48.0402°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2014
Source ID: Kepler-117 c
Kepler-117 c orbits Kepler-117 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 12.34 Earth radii, a mass of 584.78 Earth masses, an orbital period of 50.79 days, and an equilibrium temperature near 704 K.
Catalog data places the system at about 1,455.6 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as F8 V, and 2 known planets in the system.
Host star
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