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Kepler-1542 c

Orbiting Kepler-1542 | 399.1 parsecs away

2016

Discovered

0.65

Earth Radii

Discovery Information

Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,016
Discovery FacilityKepler

Orbital Properties

Orbital Period2.8922 days
Semi-Major Axis0.0389 AU

Physical Properties

Radius (Jupiter)0.058 RJ
Radius (Earth)0.65 R⊕
Planetary Extremes

Where Kepler-1542 c sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.

Radius0.65 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Year Length2.9 days
LightningGlacial
Star Distance0.039 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
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Size Comparison
EarthKepler-1542 cJupiter

0.65x Earth's radius

Orbit Comparison
EarthKepler-1542 c
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)Kepler-1542 c: 2.9 Earth days (0.039 AU)
Host Star: Kepler-1542

Effective Temperature5,564 K
Mass0.94 M☉
Radius0.99 R☉
Size vs Sun1.01x smaller
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.06
Distance (pc)399.114 pc
Distance (ly)1301.7 light-years
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