Exoplanet

Kepler-666 b

Orbiting Kepler-666

Overview

Kepler-666 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-666, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.40

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

6.76

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.5

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1508.7

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.40

Mass (Earth masses)

6.76

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

4.499+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1508.7 pc (~4921 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5887 K

Mass (Solar)

1.03 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.05 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

298.4569°, 48.7916°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-666 b

System Context

Kepler-666 b orbits Kepler-666 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.4 Earth radii, a mass of 6.76 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 4.5 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,508.7 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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