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Exoplanet Kepler 406 c
Exoplanet Kepler 406 c orbits star Kepler 406 that lies 1189 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 2.861 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
1189 light years
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Kepler 406 c
Exoplanet
Star: Kepler 406
Orbit around star: 4.62332 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Kepler 406 c around its star is 4.62332 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: 2.861 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Kepler 406 c has 2.861 Earth masses, or 0.2 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: 0.852 R Earth | 0.1 R Jupiter
Density: 25505 kg/m3 | 462.63 % Earth
Year of discovery: 2014 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
KIC 8753657 c, KOI-321 c, 2MASS J19272353+4458056 c
KIC 8753657 c, KOI-321 c, 2MASS J19272353+4458056 c
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Kepler 406 system structure
Exoplanet Kepler 406 c orbits star Kepler 406, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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Kepler 406 | ||||||||
| Kepler 406 b | n/a | 6.4 M⊕ | 1.4 R⊕ | 2.4 days | |||||
| Kepler 406 c | n/a | 2.9 M⊕ | 0.9 R⊕ | 4.6 days | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Kepler 406 c has 20 % of mass of Uranus
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 52.02 | 3.51 | 2.86 | 26.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.2 | 0.17 |
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Size | 2.23 | 0.9 | 0.85 | 1.61 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.21 | 0.22 |
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Density | 4.72 | 4.87 | 4.63 | 6.26 | 20.5 | 36.62 | 20.28 | 14.76 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 0.96 - 1.4 AU
The planet has mass comparable to Earth.