Exoplanet

Kepler-28 c

Orbiting Kepler-28

Overview

Kepler-28 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-28, discovered in 2011 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.86

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

2.06

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

9.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

438.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.86

Mass (Earth masses)

2.06

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Leleu et al. 2023

Orbital Period

8.990days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

2.06+0.70−0.52

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0065+0.0022−0.0016

Eccentricity

0.0170+0.0230−0.0140

Distance from Earth

438.4 pc (~1430 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4499 K

Mass (Solar)

0.68 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.66 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

292.1370°, 42.4295°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2011

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-28 c

System Context

Kepler-28 c orbits Kepler-28 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.86 Earth radii, a mass of 2.06 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 8.99 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 438.4 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.

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Kepler-28 b