Exoplanet

Kepler-166 b

Orbiting Kepler-166

Overview

Kepler-166 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-166, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.27

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

6.15

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

7.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

603.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.27

Mass (Earth masses)

6.15

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

7.650+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0720au

Distance from Earth

603.5 pc (~1968 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5413 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.74 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

293.1601°, 48.8812°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-166 b

System Context

Kepler-166 b orbits Kepler-166 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.27 Earth radii, a mass of 6.15 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 7.65 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 603.5 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

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