Kepler-1649c

Kepler-1649c is an Earth-sized exoplanet, likely rocky, orbiting within the habitable zone of the red dwarf star Kepler-1649, the outermost planet of the planetary system discovered by Kepler’s space telescope. It is located about away from Earth, in the constellation of Cygnus.

Key facts

Planet.name: Kepler-1649c
Planet.image: PIA23774-Comparison-Earth-Keper1649c-20200415.jpg
Planet.caption: Size comparison of Earth and Kepler-1649c ''(artist's impression)''
Planet.discovery_method: Transit
Planet.discovered: 15 April 2020
Planet.discoverer: Kepler spacecraft
Planet.semimajor: 0.0649 AU
Planet.period: 19.5352551 d
Planet.inclination: 89.65
Planet.star: Kepler-1649
Planet.mean_radius: 1.06
Planet.mass: 1.2
Planet.single_temperature: Teq:

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Physical characteristics
Mass, radius and temperature
Host star
Orbit
Habitability
Climate
See also
References
External links

Kepler-1649c orbits its star a distance of from its host star with an orbital period of roughly 19.53 days, has a mass 1.2x times that of Earth, and has a radius of around 1.02 times that of Earth. Based on its mass and radius, it is likely a terrestrial planet, though its proximity to its star means it may likely be tidally locked. Kepler-1649c is estimated to receive about three-quarters of radiation from its host star as Earth does from the Sun.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kepler-1649c” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.