Exoplanet

Kepler-206 b

Orbiting Kepler-206

Overview

Kepler-206 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-206, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.20

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

1.87

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

7.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

594.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.20

Mass (Earth masses)

1.87

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

7.782+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0780au

Distance from Earth

594.4 pc (~1939 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5764 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.19 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

3

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.6347°, 41.8338°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-206 b

System Context

Kepler-206 b orbits Kepler-206 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.2 Earth radii, a mass of 1.87 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 7.78 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 594.4 parsecs from Earth and 3 known planets in the system.

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