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Kepler-1181 b

Orbiting Kepler-1181 | 938.4 parsecs away

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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
EarthKepler-1181 bJupiter

1.57x Earth's radius (0.14x Jupiter)

Orbit Comparison
EarthKepler-1181 b
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

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