Exoplanet

Kepler-346 c

Orbiting Kepler-346

Overview

Kepler-346 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-346, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.07

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

10.26

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

23.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

984.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.07

Mass (Earth masses)

10.26

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

23.852+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1680au

Distance from Earth

984.1 pc (~3210 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6033 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.02 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

288.0119°, 46.1176°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-346 c

System Context

Kepler-346 c orbits Kepler-346 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.07 Earth radii, a mass of 10.26 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 23.85 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 984.1 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-346

More planets in this system

Kepler-346 b
Kepler-346 c