Exoplanet

Kepler-176 c

Orbiting Kepler-176

Overview

Kepler-176 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-176, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.60

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

7.74

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

12.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

527.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.60

Mass (Earth masses)

7.74

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

12.760+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1020au

Distance from Earth

527.3 pc (~1720 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5232 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.89 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

4

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.6679°, 43.8532°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-176 c

System Context

Kepler-176 c orbits Kepler-176 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.6 Earth radii, a mass of 7.74 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 12.76 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 527.3 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.

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