Exoplanet

Kepler-120 c

Orbiting Kepler-120

Overview

Kepler-120 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-120, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.53

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.15

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

12.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

388.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.53

Mass (Earth masses)

3.15

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

12.795+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0880au

Distance from Earth

388.6 pc (~1268 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4096 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.53 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

287.8916°, 39.3391°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-120 c

System Context

Kepler-120 c orbits Kepler-120 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.53 Earth radii, a mass of 3.15 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 12.79 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 388.6 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-120

More planets in this system

Kepler-120 b