Exoplanet

Kepler-444 c

Orbiting Kepler-444

Overview

Kepler-444 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-444, discovered in 2015 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

0.50

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

0.08

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

36.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

0.50

Mass (Earth masses)

0.08

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Campante et al. 2015

Orbital Period

4.546+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0488+0.00090.0009au

Eccentricity

0.3100+0.12000.1500

Distance from Earth

36.4 pc (~119 ly)

Spectral Type

K

Temperature

5046 K

Mass (Solar)

0.76 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.75 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

5

Stars in System

3

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

289.7528°, 41.6319°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2015

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-444 c

System Context

Kepler-444 c orbits Kepler-444 and was reported in 2015 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 0.5 Earth radii, a mass of 0.08 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 4.55 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 36.4 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as K, and 5 known planets in the system.

Host star

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