Kepler-406 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting Kepler-406.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 1.4 times Earth's width.
- Mass
- About 6.4 times Earth's mass.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 2.4 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- 1.43 × Earth
- Mass
- 6.35 × Earth
- Density
- 11.82 g/cm³
- Equilibrium temperature
- Unknown
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 2.426 days
- Average distance from its star
- Unknown
Star
- Host star
- Kepler-406
- Spectral class
- G — sun-like
- Surface temperature
- 5,538 K
- Radius
- 1.07 × Sun
- Mass
- 1.07 × Sun
- Age
- 5.84 billion years
System
- Distance from Earth
- 1,187 light-years (364 parsecs)
- Stars in system
- 1
- Known planets
- 2
Discovery
- Year
- 2014
- Method
- Transit
- Facility
- Kepler
Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.