Exoplanet

Kepler-1286 b

Orbiting Kepler-1286

Overview

Kepler-1286 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1286, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.15

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.60

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

11.3

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1354.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.15

Mass (Earth masses)

5.60

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

11.254+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1354.5 pc (~4418 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5753 K

Mass (Solar)

1.00 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.98 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

280.2584°, 43.8357°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1286 b

System Context

Kepler-1286 b orbits Kepler-1286 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.15 Earth radii, a mass of 5.6 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 11.25 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,354.5 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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

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