Discovery date 20 December 2011 Other detection methods Radial velocity | Discoverer(s) Kepler team | |
[Fe/H] 6998200000000000000♠0.02±0.04 Discovery status Conference announcement | ||
Kepler-20c is an exoplanet orbiting Kepler-20. It has a mass similar to Neptune but is slightly smaller. Despite being the third closest planet to Kepler-20, it is still close to the star, meaning that it is a Hot Neptune. Along with the other four planets in the system, Kepler-20c was announced on 20 December 2011.
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