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Exoplanet Kepler 100 c
Exoplanet Kepler 100 c orbits star Kepler 100 that lies 1001 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 7.051 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
1001 light years
1001 light years
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Kepler 100 c
Exoplanet, sub-neptune
Star: Kepler 100
Orbit around star: 12.8159 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Kepler 100 c around its star is 12.8159 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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Eccentricity: 0.02Basic characteristic
Mass: 7.051 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Kepler 100 c has 7.051 Earth masses, or 0.48 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: 2.197 R Earth | 0.2 R Jupiter
Density: 3666 kg/m3 | 66.50 % Earth
Year of discovery: 2014 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
KOI-41 c, 2MASS J19253263+4159249 c, KIC 6521045 c, WISE J192532.66+415924.6 c
KOI-41 c, 2MASS J19253263+4159249 c, KIC 6521045 c, WISE J192532.66+415924.6 c
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Kepler 100 system structure
Exoplanet Kepler 100 c orbits star Kepler 100, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is one of 4 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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Kepler 100 | ||||||||
| Kepler 100 b | n/a | 4 M⊕ | 1.3 R⊕ | 6.9 days | |||||
| Kepler 100 c | n/a | 7.1 M⊕ | 2.2 R⊕ | 12.8 days | |||||
| Kepler 100 d | n/a | 3 M⊕ | 1.6 R⊕ | 35.3 days | |||||
| Kepler 100 e | 0.31 AU | 24.2 M⊕ | 60.9 days | ||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Kepler 100 c has 48 % of mass of Uranus
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 128.2 | 8.65 | 7.05 | 64.1 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.48 | 0.41 |
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Size | 5.74 | 2.31 | 2.2 | 4.15 | 0.2 | 0.24 | 0.55 | 0.58 |
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Density | 0.68 | 0.7 | 0.66 | 0.9 | 2.95 | 5.26 | 2.91 | 2.12 |