Kepler-186b
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | et al. |
| Discovery site | Kepler Space Observatory |
| Discovery date | 26 February 2014 |
| Transit | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.0343 (± 0.0046)[1] AU | |
| 3.8867907[1] d 0.010641 y | |
| Inclination | 83.56 |
| Star | Kepler-186 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.07 (± 0.12)[1] REarth |
Kepler 186b (also known as KOI-571.03) is an exoplanet located around 582 light-years away from Earth. Kepler-186b is orbiting a red dwarf known as Kepler-186, named after the space telescope that found it.[2]
Kepler-186b is the innermost planet of its system, and thus not suitable for life. One year on the planet is only 3.884 days long due to its location near the parent star.[3]
It is tidally locked. As a result, one hemisphere is in eternal daylight while the other hemisphere is in endless darkness.
The other planets in the system are Kepler-186c, d, e, and f, of which only Kepler-186f is habitable.
References[]
- ^ a b c "Kepler-186 b". NASA Exoplanet Archive. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ http://exoplanet.eu/catalog/kepler-186_b/
- ^ http://exoplanet.eu/catalog/kepler-186_b/
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