Kepler-553 c is a Gas Giant exoplanet (a massive planet composed primarily of hydrogen and helium), about 11.6 times the radius of Earth. With an equilibrium temperature of 251 K (-22°C), it lies within the habitable zone where liquid water could potentially exist on its surface. The planet completes one orbit around its star every 328.2 Earth days. It was discovered in 2016 using the transit method. It orbits the star Kepler-553, located approximately 729 parsecs (2376 light-years) from Earth.
2016
Discovered
2129.5
Earth Masses
11.58
Earth Radii
251
Temperature (K)
Discovery Information
Orbital Properties
Physical Properties
Where Kepler-553 c sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
11.58x Earth's radius (1.03x Jupiter)
What If You Lived Here?
1111.8 kg
Your weight (from 70 kg)
15.88g
Lethal
No human could survive. You'd be pinned to the ground.
328.2 Earth days
Year length
Unknown sunrise
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