Discovery [1] | |
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Discovered by | Steffen et al. |
Discovery site | Kepler Space Observatory |
Discovery date | 2012 |
Transits, and transit-timing variations | |
Designations | |
KOI-244.01 [2] | |
Orbital characteristics [3] [1] | |
0.110 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.0061+0.0049 −0.0041 |
12.7207±0.0001 d | |
Inclination | 92.764+0.042 −0.039 º |
Star | Kepler-25 |
Physical characteristics [3] | |
Mean radius | 5.217+0.070 −0.065 R🜨 |
Mass | ≥15.2+1.3 −1.6 M🜨 |
Mean
density | 0.588+0.053 −0.061 g/cm3 |
Kepler-25c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-25, located in the constellation Lyra. [4] The planet was first detected as a candidate extrasolar planet by the Kepler space telescope in 2011. [5] It was confirmed, in 2012, by Jason Steffen and collaborators using transit-timing variations obtained by the Kepler Space Telescope. [1] It orbits its parent star at only 0.110 astronomical units away, and at its distance it completes an orbit once every 12.7 days. [1]