Exoplanet

Kepler-586 b

Orbiting Kepler-586

Overview

Kepler-586 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-586, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.79

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

8.72

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

2.1

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

693.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.79

Mass (Earth masses)

8.72

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

2.105+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

693.8 pc (~2263 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5575 K

Mass (Solar)

0.94 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.92 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

293.0572°, 45.5511°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-586 b

System Context

Kepler-586 b orbits Kepler-586 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.79 Earth radii, a mass of 8.72 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 2.1 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 693.8 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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