Exoplanet

Kepler-990 c

Orbiting Kepler-990

Overview

Kepler-990 c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-990, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.53

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

3.15

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

0.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

802.2

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.53

Mass (Earth masses)

3.15

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

0.538+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

802.2 pc (~2616 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5948 K

Mass (Solar)

1.05 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.08 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

297.9382°, 46.8813°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-990 c

System Context

Kepler-990 c orbits Kepler-990 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.53 Earth radii, a mass of 3.15 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 0.54 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 802.2 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-990 b
Kepler-990 c