Exoplanet

Kepler-986 b

Orbiting Kepler-986

Overview

Kepler-986 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-986, discovered in 2016 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.36

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

6.57

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

56.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

548.4

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.36

Mass (Earth masses)

6.57

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Morton et al. 2016

Orbital Period

56.435+0.000−0.000days

Distance from Earth

548.4 pc (~1789 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5642 K

Mass (Solar)

0.96 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.98 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

1

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

293.0940°, 42.8964°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2016

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-986 b

System Context

Kepler-986 b orbits Kepler-986 and was reported in 2016 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.36 Earth radii, a mass of 6.57 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 56.43 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 548.4 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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