Exoplanet

Kepler-1926 b

Orbiting Kepler-1926

Overview

Kepler-1926 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1926, discovered in 2021 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.31

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

6.35

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

42.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

667.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.31

Mass (Earth masses)

6.35

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Valizadegan et al. 2022

Orbital Period

42.878days

Distance from Earth

667.4 pc (~2177 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5256 K

Mass (Solar)

0.77 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.83 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.1988°, 44.1662°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2021

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-1926 b

System Context

Kepler-1926 b orbits Kepler-1926 and was reported in 2021 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.31 Earth radii, a mass of 6.35 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 42.88 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 667.4 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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