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V1298 Tau c | Exoplanets | Apex Andromeda | Apex Andromeda

Planets/Exoplanets/V1298 Tau c

Confirmed exoplanet · Neptune Like

V1298 Tau c

Orbiting V1298 Tau

Discovered in 2019 using Transit. This page reflects the latest synchronized NASA Exoplanet Archive composite record.

NASA Archive record ↗Back to catalog →

Generic neptune like catalog artwork; not a direct image of V1298 Tau c — Generic category artwork—not a direct imageApex Andromeda catalog artwork

Discovery: 2,019
Method: Transit
Radius: 5.08 R⊕
Mass: 4.7 M⊕
Orbit: 8.249164 days
Distance: 108.199 pc

Planet profile

Orbit and physical properties

Orbital period: 8.249164 days
Semi-major axis: 0.0824 AU
Eccentricity: 0.0094
Radius: 5.08 Earth radii
Mass: 4.7 Earth masses
Mass provenance: Mass
Density: 0.2 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature: 953 K
Insolation: 146 Earth flux

Host system

Star and system properties

Host star: V1298 Tau
Stars in system: 3
Known planets in system: 4
Spectral type: K1
Stellar temperature: 4,970 K
Stellar radius: 1.32 R☉
Stellar mass: 1.1 M☉
Stellar metallicity: 0.1 dex
Stellar age: 0.02 Gyr
Distance: 108.199 parsecs
Right ascension: 04h05m19.60s
Declination: +20d09m25.31s

Discovery

Detection and provenance

Discovery method: Transit
Discovery year: 2,019
Publication date: 2019-11
Discovery locale: Space
Facility: K2
Telescope: 0.95 m Kepler Telescope
Instrument: Kepler CCD Array
NASA Exoplanet Archive: Open composite record ↗

Visual archive

Gallery

One image from V1298 Tau c.

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