Astronomy:Kepler-283c

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Short description: Exoplanet
Kepler-283c
Discovery
Discovery siteKepler Space Observatory
Discovery date2014
Transit
Orbital characteristics
0.336144±2.93e-06[1] AU
Eccentricity0
Orbital period92.750106±0.001214 d
Inclination88.43±0.846
StarKepler-283
Physical characteristics
Mean radius1.82 R
Rotation period9.11 hr[2]
Physics238.5 K (−34.6 °C; −30.4 °F) [3]


Kepler-283c is an exoplanet orbiting the K-type star Kepler-283 every 93 days in the circumstellar habitable zone, discovered by the Kepler space telescope in 2014.[4]

Characteristics

Mass, radius and temperature

It has a surface equilibrium temperature of 238.5 K (−34.6 °C; −30.4 °F).[3] Its radius is 1.82 R. Its orbit is circular with an eccentricity of 0.

Host star

The planet orbits a late orange dwarf star called Kepler-283, spectral type K7V, about 1,596 light years from Earth in the constellation of Cygnus.[5]

Orbit

The planet orbits its star every 93 days, at a distance of around 0.336 AU

References