Exoplanet

Kepler-163 c

Orbiting Kepler-163

Overview

Kepler-163 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-163, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.26

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

6.10

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

21.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

689.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.26

Mass (Earth masses)

6.10

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

21.347+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1520au

Distance from Earth

689.8 pc (~2250 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5776 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.92 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

295.0027°, 46.9873°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-163 c

System Context

Kepler-163 c orbits Kepler-163 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.26 Earth radii, a mass of 6.1 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 21.35 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 689.8 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-163

More planets in this system

Kepler-163 b