Exoplanet

Kepler-266 b

Orbiting Kepler-266

Overview

Kepler-266 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-266, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.48

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

7.14

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1370.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.48

Mass (Earth masses)

7.14

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

6.618+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0710au

Distance from Earth

1370.8 pc (~4471 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5885 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.03 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

294.4844°, 44.1669°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-266 b

System Context

Kepler-266 b orbits Kepler-266 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.48 Earth radii, a mass of 7.14 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 6.62 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,370.8 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

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

Open Kepler-266

More planets in this system

Kepler-266 c
Kepler-266 b