Exoplanet

Kepler-30 c

Orbiting Kepler-30

Overview

Kepler-30 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-30, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

12.30

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

640.00

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

60.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

914.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

12.30

Mass (Earth masses)

640.00

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Sanchis-Ojeda et al. 2012

Orbital Period

60.323+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.3000au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

640.00+50.0050.00

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

2.0100+0.16000.1600

Eccentricity

0.0111+0.00100.0010

Argument of Periastron

-49.0+6.06.0deg

Distance from Earth

914.2 pc (~2982 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5498 K

Mass (Solar)

0.99 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.95 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

285.2836°, 38.9473°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-30 c

System Context

Kepler-30 c orbits Kepler-30 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 12.3 Earth radii, a mass of 640 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 60.32 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 914.2 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

Host star

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