Kepler-69c

Kepler-69c
Discovery
Discovered by	Kepler spacecraft
Discovery date	18 April 2013
Detection method	Transit (Kepler Mission Method)
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis	0.64+0.15; −0.11[1][2] AU
Eccentricity	0.14+0.18; −0.1[1][2]
Orbital period	242.4613 (± 0.006)[1][3][2] d
Inclination	89.85+0.03; −0.08[1][2]
Star	Kepler-69
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	1.71+0.34; −0.23[3] REarth
Mass	~6 M🜨
Temperature	548 K (275 °C; 527 °F)[note 1]
	Based on improved models of Kepler-69c after it was found to be uninhabitable.;

Kepler-69c is an uninhabitable exoplanet. It orbits Kepler-69 at 0.64 AU.

Properties

Kepler-69c is a Venus-like exoplanet with a mass of 6M earth and a radius of 1.71R earth.

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