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Kepler-10c is a Planet in the Kepler-10 system, coming after Kepler-10b. It is a Super-Earth and a Terrestrial planet. It is a quarter of the distance from the Earth to the Sun from Kepler-10. The planet after Kepler-10c may be Kepler-10d, although it is unconfirmed. It is over twice as big as Earth, but it still isn’t nearly as big as Uranus or Neptune. It was originally thought that Kepler-10c’s size would rival the size of Neptune and Uranus, which would make it a Gas giant, maybe even a Hot Neptune or Hot Jupiter, as it’s temperature is four times that of Jupiter’s. It takes just over a month to orbit Kepler-10.

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