Exoplanet

Kepler-966 b

Orbiting Kepler-966

Overview

Kepler-966 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-966, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

4.13

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

16.98

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

99.7

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1027.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

4.13

Mass (Earth masses)

16.98

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

99.748+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

1027.8 pc (~3352 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5840 K

Mass (Solar)

1.02 M☉

Radius (Solar)

1.02 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

297.2706°, 50.1218°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-966 b

System Context

Kepler-966 b orbits Kepler-966 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 4.13 Earth radii, a mass of 16.98 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 99.75 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,027.8 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.

Host star

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