Exoplanet

Kepler-146 c

Orbiting Kepler-146

Overview

Kepler-146 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-146, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.13

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

10.60

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

76.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

716.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.13

Mass (Earth masses)

10.60

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

76.732+0.001−0.001days

Semi-Major Axis

0.3640au

Distance from Earth

716.8 pc (~2338 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5948 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.21 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.1108°, 38.7102°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-146 c

System Context

Kepler-146 c orbits Kepler-146 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.13 Earth radii, a mass of 10.6 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 76.73 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 716.8 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-146

More planets in this system

Kepler-146 b
Kepler-146 c