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Kepler-1181 b is a Super-Earth exoplanet (a planet larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune), about 1.6 times the radius of Earth. The planet completes one orbit around its star every 4.9 Earth days. It was discovered in 2016 using the transit method. It orbits the star Kepler-1181, located approximately 938 parsecs (3061 light-years) from Earth.
2016
Discovered
1.57
Earth Radii
Discovery Information
Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,016
Discovery FacilityKepler
Orbital Properties
Orbital Period4.8934 days
Semi-Major Axis0.0621 AU
Physical Properties
Radius (Jupiter)0.1401 RJ
Radius (Earth)1.57 R⊕
Planetary Extremes
Where Kepler-1181 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
Radius1.57 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Year Length4.9 days
LightningGlacial
Star Distance0.062 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
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Size Comparison
1.57x Earth's radius (0.14x Jupiter)
Orbit Comparison
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)Kepler-1181 b: 4.9 Earth days (0.062 AU)
Host Star: Kepler-1181
Effective Temperature6,688 K
Mass1.336 M☉
Radius1.347 R☉
Size vs Sun1.35x larger
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.07
Distance (pc)938.417 pc
Distance (ly)3060.7 light-years
Planets in the Kepler-1181 System
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