Exoplanet

Kepler-36 c

Orbiting Kepler-36

Overview

Kepler-36 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-36, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.68

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

7.13

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

16.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

528.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.68

Mass (Earth masses)

7.13

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Vissapragada et al. 2020

Orbital Period

16.219+0.000−0.000days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

7.13+0.18−0.18

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0224+0.0006−0.0006

Eccentricity

0.0000

Distance from Earth

528.0 pc (~1722 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5979 K

Mass (Solar)

1.03 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.63 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.2502°, 49.2318°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-36 c

System Context

Kepler-36 c orbits Kepler-36 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.68 Earth radii, a mass of 7.13 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 16.22 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 528 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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More planets in this system

Kepler-36 b
Kepler-36 c