Exoplanet

Kepler-294 c

Orbiting Kepler-294

Overview

Kepler-294 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-294, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.71

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

8.30

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1357.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.71

Mass (Earth masses)

8.30

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

6.626+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0710au

Distance from Earth

1357.0 pc (~4426 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5913 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.98 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

287.3920°, 46.0593°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-294 c

System Context

Kepler-294 c orbits Kepler-294 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.71 Earth radii, a mass of 8.3 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 6.63 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,357 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-294

More planets in this system

Kepler-294 b