Exoplanet

Kepler-1972 c

Orbiting Kepler-1972

Overview

Kepler-1972 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1972, discovered in 2022 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

0.87

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

2.11

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

11.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

287.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

0.87

Mass (Earth masses)

2.11

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Leleu et al. 2022

Orbital Period

11.329+0.001−0.001days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

2.11+0.59−0.65

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0066+0.0019−0.0020

Eccentricity

0.0430+0.0460−0.0280

Argument of Periastron

-10.0+139.0−119.0deg

Distance from Earth

287.3 pc (~937 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5818 K

Mass (Solar)

1.12 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.38 R☉

Luminosity

0.29 log L☉

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

288.3953°, 39.8725°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2022

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1972 c

System Context

Kepler-1972 c orbits Kepler-1972 and was reported in 2022 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 0.87 Earth radii, a mass of 2.11 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 11.33 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 287.3 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

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