Exoplanet

Kepler-1642 c

Orbiting Kepler-1642

Overview

Kepler-1642 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1642, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.66

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

8.04

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

413.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.66

Mass (Earth masses)

8.04

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

6.651+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

413.9 pc (~1350 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5355 K

Mass (Solar)

0.88 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.84 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

297.2121°, 43.6438°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1642 c

System Context

Kepler-1642 c orbits Kepler-1642 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.66 Earth radii, a mass of 8.04 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 6.65 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 413.9 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-1642

More planets in this system

Kepler-1642 b