Exoplanet

Kepler-143 c

Orbiting Kepler-143

Overview

Kepler-143 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-143, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.37

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

12.02

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

27.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

809.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.37

Mass (Earth masses)

12.02

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

27.083+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1810au

Distance from Earth

809.5 pc (~2640 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5848 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.36 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

298.0677°, 49.4125°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-143 c

System Context

Kepler-143 c orbits Kepler-143 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.37 Earth radii, a mass of 12.02 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 27.08 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 809.5 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-143

More planets in this system

Kepler-143 b