Exoplanet

Kepler-466 b

Orbiting Kepler-466

Overview

Kepler-466 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-466, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.85

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

9.04

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

51.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

530.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.85

Mass (Earth masses)

9.04

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

51.079+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

530.1 pc (~1729 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5927 K

Mass (Solar)

1.04 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.05 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

295.6487°, 48.4955°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-466 b

System Context

Kepler-466 b orbits Kepler-466 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.85 Earth radii, a mass of 9.04 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 51.08 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 530.1 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.

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Kepler-466 c