Exoplanet

Kepler-177 c

Orbiting Kepler-177

Overview

Kepler-177 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-177, discovered in 2013 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

8.73

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

14.70

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

49.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1435.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

8.73

Mass (Earth masses)

14.70

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Vissapragada et al. 2020

Orbital Period

49.409+0.001−0.001days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

14.70+2.70−2.50

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0463+0.0085−0.0079

Eccentricity

0.0000

Distance from Earth

1435.4 pc (~4682 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5732 K

Mass (Solar)

0.92 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.32 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

286.0471°, 45.0532°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2013

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-177 c

System Context

Kepler-177 c orbits Kepler-177 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 8.73 Earth radii, a mass of 14.7 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 49.41 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,435.4 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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Kepler-177 b