Exoplanet

Kepler-458 c

Orbiting KIC 9663113

Overview

Kepler-458 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star KIC 9663113, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

4.20

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

17.47

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

20.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1594.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

4.20

Mass (Earth masses)

17.47

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

20.740+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1594.7 pc (~5201 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6117 K

Mass (Solar)

1.15 M☉

Radius (Solar)

2.22 R☉

Luminosity

0.79 log L☉

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

297.0454°, 46.3287°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-458 c

System Context

Kepler-458 c orbits KIC 9663113 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 4.2 Earth radii, a mass of 17.47 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 20.74 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,594.7 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

KIC 9663113 b