Exoplanet

Kepler-406 b

Orbiting Kepler-406

Overview

Kepler-406 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-406, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.43

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

6.35

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

364.0

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.43

Mass (Earth masses)

6.35

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Marcy et al. 2014

Orbital Period

2.426days

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

6.35+1.40−1.40

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.0200+0.0040−0.0040

Radial Velocity Semi-Amplitude

2.89+0.60−0.60m/s

Distance from Earth

364.0 pc (~1187 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5538 K

Mass (Solar)

1.07 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.07 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

291.8482°, 44.9683°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-406 b

System Context

Kepler-406 b orbits Kepler-406 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.43 Earth radii, a mass of 6.35 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 2.43 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 364 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

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