Exoplanet

Kepler-1946 b

Orbiting Kepler-1946

Overview

Kepler-1946 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1946, discovered in 2021 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.49

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

7.18

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

3.0

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1002.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.49

Mass (Earth masses)

7.18

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Valizadegan et al. 2022

Orbital Period

3.035days

Distance from Earth

1002.1 pc (~3268 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5505 K

Mass (Solar)

0.89 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.87 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

282.3355°, 42.8453°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2021

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1946 b

System Context

Kepler-1946 b orbits Kepler-1946 and was reported in 2021 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.49 Earth radii, a mass of 7.18 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 3.04 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,002.1 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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