Exoplanet

Kepler-23 c

Orbiting Kepler-23

Overview

Kepler-23 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-23, discovered in 2011 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.00

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

7.81

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

10.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

835.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.00

Mass (Earth masses)

7.81

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Leleu et al. 2023

Orbital Period

10.740days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

7.81+1.321.20

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0246+0.00420.0038

Eccentricity

0.0210+0.00900.0140

Distance from Earth

835.8 pc (~2726 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5828 K

Mass (Solar)

1.08 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.55 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.2189°, 49.4793°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2011

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-23 c

System Context

Kepler-23 c orbits Kepler-23 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.01 Earth radii, a mass of 7.81 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 10.74 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 835.8 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

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