Exoplanet

Kepler-1066 b

Orbiting Kepler-1066

Overview

Kepler-1066 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1066, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.36

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

6.57

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

344.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.36

Mass (Earth masses)

6.57

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

1.932+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

344.3 pc (~1123 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5762 K

Mass (Solar)

0.98 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.98 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

298.8666°, 46.5022°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1066 b

System Context

Kepler-1066 b orbits Kepler-1066 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.36 Earth radii, a mass of 6.57 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 1.93 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 344.3 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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