Kepler-53 c
Orbiting Kepler-53
Kepler-53 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-53, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.
Radius
3.17
Earth radii
Mass
36.00
Earth masses
Orbital Period
38.6
days
Distance
1366.1
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
3.17
Mass (Earth masses)
36.00
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Steffen et al. 2013
Orbital Period
38.558+0.000−0.000days
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
36.00
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.1133
Distance from Earth
1366.1 pc (~4456 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
5858 K
Mass (Solar)
0.98 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.89 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
3
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
290.4618°, 40.5625°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2012
Source ID: Kepler-53 c
Kepler-53 c orbits Kepler-53 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 3.17 Earth radii, a mass of 36 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 38.56 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 1,366.1 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.
Host star
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