Exoplanet

Kepler-1861 b

Orbiting Kepler-1861

Overview

Kepler-1861 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1861, discovered in 2021 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.21

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

5.86

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

40.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

830.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.21

Mass (Earth masses)

5.86

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Valizadegan et al. 2022

Orbital Period

40.031days

Distance from Earth

830.0 pc (~2707 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5855 K

Mass (Solar)

1.16 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.37 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

295.8465°, 49.9362°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2021

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1861 b

System Context

Kepler-1861 b orbits Kepler-1861 and was reported in 2021 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.21 Earth radii, a mass of 5.86 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 40.03 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 830 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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