Exoplanet

Kepler-27 c

Orbiting Kepler-27

Overview

Kepler-27 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-27, discovered in 2011 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

4.90

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

4385.87

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

31.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1044.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

4.90

Mass (Earth masses)

4385.87

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Steffen et al. 2012

Orbital Period

31.331days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1910au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

4385.87

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

13.8000

Distance from Earth

1044.4 pc (~3406 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5400 K

Mass (Solar)

0.65 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.59 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

292.2368°, 41.0859°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2011

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-27 c

System Context

Kepler-27 c orbits Kepler-27 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 4.9 Earth radii, a mass of 4,385.87 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 31.33 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,044.4 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

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