Kepler-186b

Kepler-186b

Discovery
Discovered by	Jason F. Rowe et al.
Discovery site	Kepler Space Observatory
Discovery date	26 February 2014
Detection method	Transit
Orbital characteristics
Semi-major axis	0.0343 (± 0.0046)[1] AU
Orbital period (sidereal)	3.8867907[1] d 0.010641 y
Inclination	83.56
Star	Kepler-186
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	1.07 (± 0.12)[1] R🜨
Temperature	Teq: 666 K (393 °C; 739 °F)

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 and the smallest of its system, and thus not suitable for life. The orbital period of this planet is just under four Earth 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 within the habitable zone.

References

1. "Kepler-186 b". NASA Exoplanet Archive. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
2. "The Extrasolar Planet Encyclopaedia — Kepler-186 B". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia.
3. "The Extrasolar Planet Encyclopaedia — Kepler-186 B". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia.