Exoplanet

Kepler-1906 b

Orbiting Kepler-1906

Overview

Kepler-1906 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1906, discovered in 2021 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.78

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

8.65

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

7.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1360.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.78

Mass (Earth masses)

8.65

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Valizadegan et al. 2022

Orbital Period

7.363days

Distance from Earth

1360.6 pc (~4438 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5868 K

Mass (Solar)

0.99 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.89 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

293.8266°, 38.8566°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2021

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1906 b

System Context

Kepler-1906 b orbits Kepler-1906 and was reported in 2021 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.78 Earth radii, a mass of 8.65 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 7.36 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,360.6 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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