Exoplanet

Kepler-121 c

Orbiting Kepler-121

Overview

Kepler-121 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-121, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.27

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

6.15

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

41.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

510.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.27

Mass (Earth masses)

6.15

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

41.008+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.2160au

Distance from Earth

510.5 pc (~1665 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5311 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.70 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

286.1621°, 39.6780°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-121 c

System Context

Kepler-121 c orbits Kepler-121 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.27 Earth radii, a mass of 6.15 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 41.01 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 510.5 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-121

More planets in this system

Kepler-121 b