Exoplanet

Kepler-722 c

Orbiting Kepler-722

Overview

Kepler-722 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-722, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.82

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

8.88

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

105.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1239.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.82

Mass (Earth masses)

8.88

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

105.145+0.002−0.002days

Distance from Earth

1239.5 pc (~4043 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5863 K

Mass (Solar)

1.03 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.05 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

290.2633°, 44.5564°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-722 c

System Context

Kepler-722 c orbits Kepler-722 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.82 Earth radii, a mass of 8.88 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 105.14 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,239.5 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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More planets in this system

Kepler-722 b