Exoplanet

Kepler-161 c

Orbiting Kepler-161

Overview

Kepler-161 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-161, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.05

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.17

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

7.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

434.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.05

Mass (Earth masses)

5.17

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

7.064+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0680au

Distance from Earth

434.6 pc (~1418 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5078 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.81 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

290.5165°, 43.0839°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-161 c

System Context

Kepler-161 c orbits Kepler-161 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.05 Earth radii, a mass of 5.17 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 7.06 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 434.6 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.

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More planets in this system

Kepler-161 b