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Exoplanet Kepler 53 c
Exoplanet Kepler 53 c orbits star Kepler 53 that lies 4667 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 34.97 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
4667 light years
4667 light years
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Kepler 53 c
Exoplanet, super-earth
Star: Kepler 53
Orbit around star: 38.55830 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Kepler 53 c around its star is 38.55830 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: 34.97 M Earth
| 0.1100 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Kepler 53 c has 34.97 Earth masses (or 0.1100 Jupiter masses).
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...
More about Exoplanet mass in StellarGuide
Size: 3.172 R Earth | 0.3 R Jupiter
Density: 6041 kg/m3 | 109.58 % Earth
Year of discovery: 2012 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
KIC 5358241 c, 2MASS 19215082+4033448 c, KOI-829 c, WISE J192150.81+403344.9 c, TIC 122446315 c
KIC 5358241 c, 2MASS 19215082+4033448 c, KOI-829 c, WISE J192150.81+403344.9 c, TIC 122446315 c
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Kepler 53 system structure
Exoplanet Kepler 53 c orbits star Kepler 53, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 3 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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Kepler 53 | ||||||||
| Kepler 53 b | n/a | 5852.7 M⊕ | 2.9 R⊕ | 18.6 days | |||||
| Kepler 53 c | n/a | 35 M⊕ | 3.2 R⊕ | 38.6 days | |||||
| Kepler 53 d | 0.09 AU | 2.1 R⊕ | 9.8 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Kepler 53 c has 37 % of mass of Saturn
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 635.82 | 42.91 | 34.97 | 317.91 | 0.11 | 0.37 | 2.4 | 2.03 |
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Size | 8.28 | 3.34 | 3.17 | 5.98 | 0.28 | 0.35 | 0.79 | 0.83 |
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Density | 1.12 | 1.15 | 1.1 | 1.48 | 4.86 | 8.67 | 4.8 | 3.5 |