Kepler-56c

Kepler-56c is an exoplanet orbiting Kepler-56. Its orbit is misaligned by 37 degrees. It is unknown if it is either a nearby star or a third planet. Within 155 million years, it will be devoured by its host star, Kepler-56, as it expands on the red giant branch.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Li, Gongjie; Naoz, Smadar; Valsecchi, Francesca; Johnson, John Asher; Rasio, Frederic A. (1 October 2014). "THE DYNAMICS OF THE MULTI-PLANET SYSTEM ORBITING KEPLER-56". The Astrophysical Journal. 794 (2): 131. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/794/2/131.
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