Exoplanet

Kepler-252 c

Orbiting Kepler-252

Overview

Kepler-252 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-252, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.15

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.60

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

10.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

379.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.15

Mass (Earth masses)

5.60

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

10.848+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0800au

Distance from Earth

379.4 pc (~1238 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4208 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.55 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

295.5793°, 44.5459°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-252 c

System Context

Kepler-252 c orbits Kepler-252 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.15 Earth radii, a mass of 5.6 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 10.85 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 379.4 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-252

More planets in this system

Kepler-252 b