Kepler-186 d

Planet· orbits the Sun

Kepler-186 d — a super-Earth (1.40 Earth radii) on a 13-day orbit. Its size is measured; its mass is size-estimated, so no density is quoted. Likely rocky, warm but cooler than the inner two. Never imaged.

Open in 3D viewSee Kepler-186 d in the live, interactive 3D map

Key facts

Radius
8,919 km
1.4× wider than Earth
Year
13.34 Earth days
Distance from Kepler-186
11,683,594 km

Science

Physical

Radius
8,919 km · 1.4× wider than Earth

Orbital

Semi-major axis
11,683,594 km
Eccentricity
0
Inclination
0.00 °
Orbital period
13.3 days
Perihelion
11,683,594 km
Aphelion
11,683,594 km
Mean orbital velocity
63.7 km/s

Composition

Bulk composition
A super-Earth (1.40 Earth radii); its size is measured, its mass only size-estimated, so no density is quoted. Likely rocky, warm but cooler than the inner two. Never imaged.
Surface appearance
Appearance based on NASA/JPL-Caltech's artist's concept. No spacecraft has imaged this world, so its real appearance is unknown — The surface shown is an artistic representation, shown only in Vision mode; Realism shows a plain spectral colour.

Radiation & temperature

Insolation
6.78 S⊕ · 6.78× the sunlight Earth receives
Equilibrium temperature
379 K (106 °C)

Discovery & history

Method
Transit detection
Name
Designated 'd' under the IAU convention that letters a star's planets 'b', 'c', 'd'... in the order they are found (the star is the unwritten 'a'); no IAU proper name has been assigned.

One of the four confirmed inner planets of Kepler-186 (2014).

Images

No telescope has imaged this world — it is known only from the tiny dip it makes crossing its star. Only its host system has been pictured (see the system view); its true surface appearance is unknown.