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Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Ofir et al. |
Discovery date | 8 October 2013 |
Transit (Kepler Mission) | |
Orbital characteristics | |
0.664 AU (99,300,000 km) | |
Eccentricity | 0.039 |
191 d | |
Inclination | 89.588 |
Star | Kepler-87 (KOI-1574) |
Physical characteristics | |
6.14±0.29 R🜨 | |
Mass | 6.4±0.8 ME |
Mean density | 0.152 g/cm3 (0.0055 lb/cu in) |
Temperature | 403 K (130 °C; 266 °F) [1] |
Kepler-87c is a planet orbiting Kepler-87, a star slightly more massive than the Sun and nearing the end of its main-sequence period. [1]