Exoplanet

Kepler-82 c

Orbiting Kepler-82

Overview

Kepler-82 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-82, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

5.34

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

13.90

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

51.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

904.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

5.34

Mass (Earth masses)

13.90

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Freudenthal et al. 2019

Orbital Period

51.540+0.9400.940days

Semi-Major Axis

0.2626+0.00320.0032au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

13.90+1.301.20

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0437+0.00410.0038

Eccentricity

0.0070+0.00160.0018

Argument of Periastron

162.0+12.020.0deg

Distance from Earth

904.3 pc (~2950 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

Unknown

Mass (Solar)

0.91 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.90 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

5

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

292.8734°, 42.9662°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-82 c

System Context

Kepler-82 c orbits Kepler-82 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 5.34 Earth radii, a mass of 13.9 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 51.54 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 904.3 parsecs from Earth and 5 known planets in the system.

Host star

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