Exoplanet

Kepler-181 c

Orbiting Kepler-181

Overview

Kepler-181 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-181, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.99

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

4.92

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

609.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.99

Mass (Earth masses)

4.92

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

4.302+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0490au

Distance from Earth

609.3 pc (~1987 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5333 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.75 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

296.1513°, 50.0958°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-181 c

System Context

Kepler-181 c orbits Kepler-181 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.99 Earth radii, a mass of 4.92 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 4.3 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 609.3 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-181

More planets in this system

Kepler-181 b