Star with planets
Kepler-186
Also KOI-571 · KIC 8120608
A red dwarf with five known planets, including the first Earth-sized planet found in a habitable zone.
Measured
- Distance
- 579 light-years
- Constellation
- Cygnus
- Position (J2000)
- RA 19h 54m 37s, Dec +43.95°
How far, from the Sun
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-186f is about 1.17 times Earth's radius and orbits every 130 days.
- Its star is a red dwarf with about 54% of the Sun's mass.
How it was found
- Kepler-186f, announced in 2014, was the first Earth-sized planet found in another star's habitable zone.
Where this comes from
- Gaia DR3 parallax 5.6336 ± 0.0169 mas, Gaia DR3 2079000330051813504 (Gaia Collaboration 2023, A&A 674, A1)
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