Exoplanet

Kepler-1266 b

Orbiting Kepler-1266

Overview

Kepler-1266 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1266, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.58

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

7.64

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

28.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

849.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.58

Mass (Earth masses)

7.64

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

28.475+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

849.3 pc (~2770 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5044 K

Mass (Solar)

0.80 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.76 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

285.8693°, 42.7280°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1266 b

System Context

Kepler-1266 b orbits Kepler-1266 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.58 Earth radii, a mass of 7.64 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 28.47 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 849.3 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

Open Kepler-1266

More planets in this system

Kepler-1266 c