Exoplanet

Kepler-236 c

Orbiting Kepler-236

Overview

Kepler-236 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-236, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.00

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

4.96

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

24.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

288.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.00

Mass (Earth masses)

4.96

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

23.968+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1320au

Distance from Earth

288.8 pc (~942 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

3750 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.51 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

283.8664°, 39.8982°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-236 c

System Context

Kepler-236 c orbits Kepler-236 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2 Earth radii, a mass of 4.96 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 23.97 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 288.8 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

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