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Kepler-186 b

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Kepler-186b (also known as KOI-571.03) is an exoplanet located around 582 light-years away from Earth. Kepler-186b orbits a red dwarf known as Kepler-186, named after the space telescope that found it.

Astronomical data · SIMBAD

Object type
Pl
Distance
579 light-years
Coordinates
RA 298.6527° · Dec 43.9550°
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Key facts

Planet.name
Kepler-186b
Planet.discoverer
Jason F. Rowe et al.
Planet.discovery_site
Kepler Space Observatory
Planet.discovered
26 February 2014
Planet.discovery_method
Transit
Planet.apsis
astron
Planet.semimajor
0.0343 (± 0.0046) AU
Planet.period
3.8867907 d0.010641 y
Planet.inclination
83.56
Planet.star
Kepler-186
Planet.mean_radius
1.07 (± 0.12)
Planet.single_temperature
Teq:

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Wikidata facts

Constellation
Cygnus
Parent body
Kepler-186
Diameter
16400
Radius
0.095
Orbital period
3.8867907
Image
Kepler-186 System.png
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discovery method
transit method
time of discovery or invention
2014-03-00
discoverer or inventor
Kepler Space Telescope
right ascension
298.65272341883920
declination
43.95500719275723
semi-major axis of an orbit
0.0343
orbital eccentricity
0.24
orbital inclination
83.65
epoch
J2000.0
catalog code
TIC 268159861b
right ascension component of proper motion
2.099
declination component of proper motion
-4.361
parallax
5.6020

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Encyclopedic overview

3 sections
Contents
  • Physical characteristics
  • Orbit
  • References

Kepler-186b (also known as KOI-571.03) is an exoplanet located around 582 light-years away from Earth. Kepler-186b orbits a red dwarf known as Kepler-186, named after the space telescope that found it.

== Physical characteristics ==

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