Exoplanet

Kepler-286 b

Orbiting Kepler-286

Overview

Kepler-286 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-286, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.24

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

2.20

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1226.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.24

Mass (Earth masses)

2.20

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

1.796+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0270au

Distance from Earth

1226.8 pc (~4001 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5580 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.86 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

4

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

290.6762°, 48.2942°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-286 b

System Context

Kepler-286 b orbits Kepler-286 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.24 Earth radii, a mass of 2.2 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 1.8 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,226.9 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.

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