Exoplanet

Kepler-53 d

Orbiting Kepler-53

Overview

Kepler-53 d is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-53, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.12

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.47

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

9.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1366.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.12

Mass (Earth masses)

5.47

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

9.752+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0910au

Distance from Earth

1366.1 pc (~4456 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6085 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.96 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

290.4618°, 40.5625°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-53 d

System Context

Kepler-53 d orbits Kepler-53 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.12 Earth radii, a mass of 5.47 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 9.75 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,366.1 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

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