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Exoplanet Kepler 1662 c
Exoplanet Kepler 1662 c orbits star Kepler 1662 that lies 2895 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 15.005 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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Kepler 1662 c
Exoplanet
Star: Kepler 1662
Distance from the star: 0.8539 AU
Orbit around star: 284.0609 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Kepler 1662 c around its star is 284.0609 days.
The orbital period of an exoplanet is the time it takes to complete one full orbit around its star, usually measured in days. Most of the exoplanets discovered so far have orbital periods of less than one year...
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Basic characteristic
Mass: 15.005 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Kepler 1662 c has 15.005 Earth masses, or 1.03 times the mass of Uranus.
The mass of an exoplanet is one of the most important characteristics for understanding what kind of world it is — whether it’s small and rocky like Earth or large and gaseous like Jupiter. Mass provides key information about the planet’s composition, gravity, and formation history...
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Size: 5.44 R Earth | 0.5 R Jupiter
Density: 514 kg/m3 | 9.32 % Earth
Temperature: 290 K | 16.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2017
Other designations of this exoplanet
KIC 10005758 c, 2MASS J19172193+4659176 c, KOI 1783 c, TIC 159051209 c, WISE J191721.95+465917.6 c
KIC 10005758 c, 2MASS J19172193+4659176 c, KOI 1783 c, TIC 159051209 c, WISE J191721.95+465917.6 c
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Kepler 1662 system structure
Exoplanet Kepler 1662 c orbits star Kepler 1662, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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Kepler 1662 | ||||||||
| Kepler 1662 b | 0.52 AU | 71 M⊕ | 8.9 R⊕ | 134.5 days | |||||
| Kepler 1662 c | 0.85 AU | 15 M⊕ | 5.4 R⊕ | 284.1 days | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Kepler 1662 c has 1.03 times the mass of Uranus and it orbits its star a little closer than Earth.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 272.82 | 18.41 | 15.01 | 136.41 | 0.05 | 0.16 | 1.03 | 0.87 |
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Size | 14.21 | 5.73 | 5.44 | 10.26 | 0.49 | 0.6 | 1.36 | 1.43 |
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Density | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.41 | 0.74 | 0.41 | 0.3 |
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Distance | 2.19 | 1.18 | 0.85 | 0.56 | 0.16 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
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Temperature | 0.66 | 0.39 | 1.01 | 1.39 | 1.78 | 2.18 | 3.72 | 4.03 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 744.2 - 1072.2 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.
The planet is bigger than Earth and smaller than Neptune. Its average density 514 kg/m3 points to a hot gas planet.