Kepler-25c

Kepler-25c
Discovery
Discovered bySteffen et al.
Discovery siteKepler Space Observatory
Discovery date2012
Transits, and transit-timing variations
Designations
KOI-244.01
Orbital characteristics
0.110 AU
Eccentricity0.0061+0.0049
−0.0041
12.7207±0.0001 d
Inclination92.764+0.042
−0.039
 º
StarKepler-25
Physical characteristics
5.217+0.070
−0.065
 R🜨
Mass≥15.2+1.3
−1.6
 M🜨
Mean density
0.588+0.053
−0.061
 g/cm3

    Kepler-25c is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-25, located in the constellation Lyra. The planet was first detected as a candidate extrasolar planet by the Kepler space telescope in 2011. It was confirmed, in 2012, by Jason Steffen and collaborators using transit-timing variations obtained by the Kepler Space Telescope. It orbits its parent star at only 0.110 astronomical units away, and at its distance it completes an orbit once every 12.7 days.