Kepler-445c
Kepler-445c is an exoplanet orbiting the red dwarf star Kepler-445 every 5 days in the inner edge of the star's circumstellar habitable zone.[2] PHL has currently not assessed the planet for habitability.[3]
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovery site | Kepler Space Observatory |
| Discovery date | 2015 |
| Transit | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.033427 AU (5,000,600 km) | |
| Eccentricity | 0 |
| 4.871229±0.000011 d | |
| Inclination | 89.91 |
| Star | Kepler-445 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 2.51 R⊕ |
| Temperature | 362 K (89 °C; 192 °F) [1] |
Physical features
| Earth | Kepler-445c |
|---|---|
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With a radius of 2.5 times that of Earth, it is likely a water world or even a mini-Neptune if it has a gaseous composition. Assuming that Kepler-445c has the same density of Earth, it would have a mass of 15.9M⊕, according to the PHL exoplanet density calculator
References
- http://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/TblView/nph-tblView?app=ExoTbls&config=cumulative&constraint=koi_pdisposition+like+%27CANDIDATE%27
- http://exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/DisplayOverview/nph-DisplayOverview?objname=Kepler-445+c&type=CONFIRMED_PLANET
- http://phl.upr.edu/projects/habitable-exoplanets-catalog
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