Kepler-65 c · Asteria Star

Scientific overview

Kepler-65 c is a mini-neptune orbiting Kepler-65, completing an orbit every 6 days, about 991 light-years from Earth. It was discovered in 2012 using the transit method.

Host star

Kepler-65

Temperature

6,211 K

Mass

1.25 M☉

Planetary system — Kepler-65 system

View the Kepler-65 system (4 known planets).

Planet	Class	Radius (R⊕)	Period (d)	Distance (ly)
Kepler-65 bTransit · 2012	Terrestrial planet	1.42	2.1549	991
Kepler-65 cTransit · 2012	Mini-Neptune	2.58	5.8599	991
Kepler-65 dTransit · 2012	Terrestrial planet	1.52	8.1312	991
Kepler-65 eRadial Velocity · 2019	Gas giant	13.9	259	991

Discovery and detection

Detection method

Transit Method

Discovery year

2012

Discovered at

Kepler Space Telescope

Knowledge connections

OrbitsKepler-65
Member of systemKepler-65 system
Discovered by methodTransit Method
Discovered by missionKepler Space Telescope
Catalogued inNASA Exoplanet Archive

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