Exoplanet

Kepler-56 c

Orbiting Kepler-56

Overview

Kepler-56 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-56, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

9.80

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

181.00

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

21.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

913.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

9.80

Mass (Earth masses)

181.00

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Huber et al. 2013

Orbital Period

21.402+0.0010.001days

Semi-Major Axis

0.1652+0.00590.0059au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

181.00+21.0019.00

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.5700+0.06600.0600

Distance from Earth

913.0 pc (~2978 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

4840 K

Mass (Solar)

1.32 M☉

Radius (Solar)

4.23 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

293.7583°, 41.8718°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-56 c

System Context

Kepler-56 c orbits Kepler-56 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 9.8 Earth radii, a mass of 181 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 21.4 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 913 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

Host star

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