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Star with 5 known planets

Kepler-186

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Kepler-186, an M1 star, has 5 confirmed planets.

Measured

Distance
about 579 light-years
Star's spectral type
M1
Confirmed planets
5

How far, from the Sun

About 579 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light579 years
  • Voyager 1's speed10.3 million years
  • Driving at 100 km/h6.25 billion years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

  • Kepler-186 e has an equilibrium temperature between −50 and +50 °C.

How it was found

  • First planet found in 2014, by transit (NASA Exoplanet Archive).

Its planets

  • Kepler-186 d — 1.4 times Earth's width, about Earth-sized — probably rocky; its year lasts 13 days; about 110 °C, hotter than boiling water; found in 2014 by transit.
  • Kepler-186 f — 1.2 times Earth's width, about Earth-sized — probably rocky; its year lasts 130 days; about −96 °C, below freezing; found in 2014 by transit.
  • Kepler-186 e — 1.3 times Earth's width, about Earth-sized — probably rocky; its year lasts 22 days; about 46 °C, between freezing and boiling; found in 2014 by transit.
  • Kepler-186 b — 1.1 times Earth's width, about Earth-sized — probably rocky; its year lasts 4 days; about 300 °C, hotter than boiling water; found in 2014 by transit.
  • Kepler-186 c — 1.3 times Earth's width, about Earth-sized — probably rocky; its year lasts 7 days; about 190 °C, hotter than boiling water; found in 2014 by transit.

The NASA Exoplanet Archive's page

Where this comes from

  • NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planetary Systems Composite Parameters (fetched 2026-11-02). Composite values: where a planet's size or mass was not measured, the archive estimates it from the other.
  • This research has made use of the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with NASA under the Exoplanet Exploration Program.

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.