Exoplanet

Kepler-462 c

Orbiting Kepler-462

Overview

Kepler-462 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-462, discovered in 2018 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

4.00

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

6.00

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

207.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

596.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

4.00

Mass (Earth masses)

6.00

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Masuda & Tamayo 2020

Orbital Period

207.620+0.030−0.010days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

6.00+10.80−4.90

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0189+0.0340−0.0154

Eccentricity

0.1100+0.0500−0.0200

Argument of Periastron

14.9+3.2−3.2deg

Distance from Earth

596.6 pc (~1946 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

7500 K

Mass (Solar)

1.59 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.57 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

299.8212°, 43.8143°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2018

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-462 c

System Context

Kepler-462 c orbits Kepler-462 and was reported in 2018 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 4 Earth radii, a mass of 6 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 207.62 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 596.6 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

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