Kepler-66 b
Orbiting Kepler-66
Kepler-66 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-66, discovered in 2013 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.
Radius
2.80
Earth radii
Mass (est.)
8.78
Earth masses
Orbital Period
17.8
days
Distance
1203.0
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
2.80
Mass (Earth masses)
8.78
Estimated
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Orbital Period
17.82 days
Distance from Earth
1203.0 pc (~3924 ly)
Spectral Type
G0 V
Temperature
5962 K
Mass (Solar)
1.04 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.97 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
1
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
293.9815°, 46.6877°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2013
Source ID: Kepler-66 b
Kepler-66 b orbits Kepler-66 and was reported in 2013 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 2.8 Earth radii, a mass of 8.78 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 17.82 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 1,203 parsecs from Earth, a host star classified as G0 V, and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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