Exoplanet

Kepler-1966 b

Orbiting Kepler-1966

Overview

Kepler-1966 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1966, discovered in 2021 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.10

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

1.39

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

8.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

484.6

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.10

Mass (Earth masses)

1.39

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Orbital Period

8.62 days

Distance from Earth

484.6 pc (~1581 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5009 K

Mass (Solar)

0.80 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.84 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

292.4638°, 41.2990°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2021

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-1966 b

System Context

Kepler-1966 b orbits Kepler-1966 and was reported in 2021 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.1 Earth radii, a mass of 1.39 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 8.62 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 484.6 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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