Exoplanet

Kepler-171 c

Orbiting Kepler-171

Overview

Kepler-171 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-171, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.56

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

7.54

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

11.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

863.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.56

Mass (Earth masses)

7.54

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

11.463+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0980au

Distance from Earth

863.9 pc (~2818 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5642 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.84 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

296.7719°, 41.7556°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-171 c

System Context

Kepler-171 c orbits Kepler-171 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.56 Earth radii, a mass of 7.54 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 11.46 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 863.9 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

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