Exoplanet

Kepler-1606 b

Orbiting Kepler-1606

Overview

Kepler-1606 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1606, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.07

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.26

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

196.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

831.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.07

Mass (Earth masses)

5.26

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

196.435+0.004−0.004days

Distance from Earth

831.3 pc (~2711 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5422 K

Mass (Solar)

0.90 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.86 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

286.3783°, 43.0732°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1606 b

System Context

Kepler-1606 b orbits Kepler-1606 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.07 Earth radii, a mass of 5.26 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 196.44 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 831.3 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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