Exoplanet

Kepler-946 b

Orbiting Kepler-946

Overview

Kepler-946 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-946, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.93

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

4.67

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

11.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1137.3

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.93

Mass (Earth masses)

4.67

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

11.792+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1137.3 pc (~3709 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5665 K

Mass (Solar)

0.94 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.93 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

300.9296°, 44.0287°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-946 b

System Context

Kepler-946 b orbits Kepler-946 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.93 Earth radii, a mass of 4.67 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 11.79 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,137.3 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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