Exoplanet

Kepler-887 c

Orbiting Kepler-887

Overview

Kepler-887 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-887, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.13

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

1.51

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

7.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

886.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.13

Mass (Earth masses)

1.51

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

7.638+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

886.6 pc (~2892 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6194 K

Mass (Solar)

1.19 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.29 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

290.0908°, 39.8169°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-887 c

System Context

Kepler-887 c orbits Kepler-887 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.13 Earth radii, a mass of 1.51 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 7.64 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 886.6 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-887 b