Kepler-69c

extrasolar planet

Kepler-69c is an uninhabitable exoplanet. It orbits Kepler-69 at 0.64 AU.

Kepler-69c
Discovery
Discovered byKepler spacecraft
Discovery date18 April 2013
Transit (Kepler Mission Method)
Orbital characteristics
0.64+0.15
−0.11
[1][2] AU
Eccentricity0.14+0.18
−0.1
[1][2]
242.4613 (± 0.006)[1][3][2] d
Inclination89.85+0.03
−0.08
[1][2]
StarKepler-69
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
1.71+0.34
−0.23
[3] REarth
Mass~6 M🜨
Temperature548 K (275 °C; 527 °F)[note 1]
  1. Based on improved models of Kepler-69c after it was found to be uninhabitable.

Properties

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Kepler-69c is a Venus-like exoplanet with a mass of 6M earth and a radius of 1.71R earth.

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Staff (January 7, 2013). "Kepler KOI Search Results for KOI-172.02". Space Telescope Science Institute. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Staff. "NASA Exoplanet Archive -KOI-172.02". Caltech. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Barclay, Thomas; et al. (2013). "A super-Earth-sized planet orbiting in or near the habitable zone around Sun-like star". The Astrophysical Journal. 768 (2): 101. arXiv:1304.4941. Bibcode:2013ApJ...768..101B. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/768/2/101. S2CID 51490784.