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Kepler-311 c

Orbiting Kepler-311 | 778.7 parsecs away

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Kepler-311 c is a Super-Earth exoplanet (a planet larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune), about 1.4 times the radius of Earth. The planet completes one orbit around its star every 19.7 Earth days. It was discovered in 2014 using the transit method. It orbits the star Kepler-311, located approximately 779 parsecs (2540 light-years) from Earth.

2014

Discovered

1.43

Earth Radii

Discovery Information

Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,014
Discovery FacilityKepler

Orbital Properties

Orbital Period19.7383 days
Semi-Major Axis0.145 AU

Physical Properties

Radius (Jupiter)0.128 RJ
Radius (Earth)1.43 R⊕
Planetary Extremes

Where Kepler-311 c sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.

Radius1.43 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Year Length19.7 days
LightningGlacial
Star Distance0.145 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
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Size Comparison
EarthKepler-311 cJupiter

1.43x Earth's radius (0.13x Jupiter)

Orbit Comparison
EarthKepler-311 c
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)Kepler-311 c: 19.7 Earth days (0.145 AU)
Host Star: Kepler-311

Effective Temperature5,903 K
Mass0.974 M☉
Radius1.156 R☉
Size vs Sun1.16x larger
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.1
Distance (pc)778.654 pc
Distance (ly)2539.6 light-years

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