Exoplanet

Kepler-18 c

Orbiting Kepler-18

Overview

Kepler-18 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-18, discovered in 2011 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

5.49

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

17.30

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

7.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

433.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

5.49

Mass (Earth masses)

17.30

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Cochran et al. 2011

Orbital Period

7.642+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0752+0.00110.0011au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

17.30+1.901.90

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0540+0.00600.0060

Eccentricity

0.0000

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

5.10+1.901.90m/s

Distance from Earth

433.0 pc (~1412 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5345 K

Mass (Solar)

0.97 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.11 R☉

Luminosity

-0.03 log L☉

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

298.0794°, 44.7462°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2011

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-18 c

System Context

Kepler-18 c orbits Kepler-18 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 5.49 Earth radii, a mass of 17.3 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 7.64 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 433 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

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