Exoplanet

Kepler-131 c

Orbiting Kepler-131

Overview

Kepler-131 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-131, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

0.84

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

8.25

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

25.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

228.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

0.84

Mass (Earth masses)

8.25

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Marcy et al. 2014

Orbital Period

25.517days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

8.25+5.90−5.90

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0260+0.0190−0.0190

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

3.58+0.90−0.90m/s

Distance from Earth

228.7 pc (~746 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5685 K

Mass (Solar)

1.02 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.03 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

288.5309°, 40.9424°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-131 c

System Context

Kepler-131 c orbits Kepler-131 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 0.84 Earth radii, a mass of 8.25 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 25.52 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 228.7 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

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Kepler-131 b