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Exoplanet Kepler-50 c
Exoplanet Kepler-50 c orbits star Kepler-50 that lies 823 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 4.43 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
823 light years
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Kepler-50 c
Exoplanet, super-earth
Star: Kepler-50
Distance from the star: 0.087 AU
Orbit around star: 9.4 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Kepler-50 c around its star is 9.4 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: 4.43 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Kepler-50 c has 4.43 Earth masses, or 0.3 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...
More about Exoplanet mass in StellarGuide
Size: 2.079 R Earth | 0.2 R Jupiter
Density: 2718 kg/m3 | 49.30 % Earth
Year of discovery: 2012 (transit)Advertisement
Kepler-50 system structure
Exoplanet Kepler-50 c orbits star Kepler-50, which has bigger mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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Kepler-50 | ||||||||
| Kepler-50 b | 0.08 AU | 2.4 M⊕ | 1.8 R⊕ | 7.8 days | |||||
| Kepler-50 c | 0.09 AU | 4.4 M⊕ | 2.1 R⊕ | 9.4 days | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Kepler-50 c has 30 % of mass of Uranus and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 80.55 | 5.44 | 4.43 | 40.27 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.3 | 0.26 |
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Size | 5.43 | 2.19 | 2.08 | 3.92 | 0.19 | 0.23 | 0.52 | 0.55 |
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Density | 0.5 | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.67 | 2.18 | 3.9 | 2.16 | 1.57 |
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Distance | 0.22 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.6 - 2.3 AU
The planet is bigger than Earth and smaller than Neptune. Its average density 2718 kg/m3 points to a hot gas planet.