Exoplanet

Kepler-49 c

Orbiting Kepler-49

Overview

Kepler-49 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-49, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.44

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

8.38

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

10.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

311.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.44

Mass (Earth masses)

8.38

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Leleu et al. 2023

Orbital Period

10.910days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

8.38+0.920.89

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0264+0.00290.0028

Eccentricity

0.0080+0.02300.0050

Distance from Earth

311.2 pc (~1015 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4096 K

Mass (Solar)

0.61 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.62 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

4

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

292.2945°, 40.5918°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-49 c

System Context

Kepler-49 c orbits Kepler-49 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.44 Earth radii, a mass of 8.38 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 10.91 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 311.2 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.

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