Exoplanet

Kepler-85 c

Orbiting Kepler-85

Overview

Kepler-85 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-85, discovered in 2012 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.98

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

2.15

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

12.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

765.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.98

Mass (Earth masses)

2.15

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Leleu et al. 2023

Orbital Period

12.510days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

2.15+0.730.57

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0068+0.00230.0018

Eccentricity

0.0270+0.02800.0140

Distance from Earth

765.0 pc (~2495 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5505 K

Mass (Solar)

0.93 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.88 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

4

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

290.9734°, 45.2903°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2012

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-85 c

System Context

Kepler-85 c orbits Kepler-85 and was reported in 2012 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.98 Earth radii, a mass of 2.15 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 12.51 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 765 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.

Host star

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