Exoplanet

Kepler-686 b

Orbiting Kepler-686

Overview

Kepler-686 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-686, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Jupiter-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

12.15

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

106.06

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

1.6

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1490.9

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

12.15

Mass (Earth masses)

106.06

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

1.595+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1490.9 pc (~4863 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5649 K

Mass (Solar)

0.94 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.92 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

285.2138°, 39.0275°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-686 b

System Context

Kepler-686 b orbits Kepler-686 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 12.15 Earth radii, a mass of 106.06 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 1.59 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,490.9 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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