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Kepler-278 c

Orbiting Kepler-278, discovered in 2014 (7519) by Kepler via the Transit method.

Planet

Radius3.27 R⊕
Mass34.90 M⊕
Orbital period51.11 Earth days (~0.1 Earth years)
Orbital eccentricity0.616
Equilibrium temperature492 K (219 °C)

Host star — Kepler-278

Temperature4965 K (4692 °C)
Radius2.86 R☉
Mass1.23 M☉

Location

Distance from Earth443.0 pc (~1445 light-years)
Right ascension / Declination290.1072 / 38.7023

Last refreshed 2026-09-13 from NASA's Exoplanet Archive.