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

Parameter source: Valizadegan et al. 2022

Orbital Period

8.617days

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

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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