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Kepler-1193 b is a Super-Earth exoplanet (a planet larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune), about 1.3 times the radius of Earth. The planet completes one orbit around its star every 2.8 Earth days. It was discovered in 2016 using the transit method. It orbits the star Kepler-1193, located approximately 802 parsecs (2616 light-years) from Earth.
2016
Discovered
1.32
Earth Radii
Discovery Information
Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,016
Discovery FacilityKepler
Orbital Properties
Orbital Period2.8327 days
Semi-Major Axis0.0402 AU
Physical Properties
Radius (Jupiter)0.1178 RJ
Radius (Earth)1.32 R⊕
Planetary Extremes
Where Kepler-1193 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
Radius1.32 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Year Length2.8 days
LightningGlacial
Star Distance0.040 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
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Size Comparison
1.32x Earth's radius (0.12x Jupiter)
Orbit Comparison
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)Kepler-1193 b: 2.8 Earth days (0.040 AU)
Host Star: Kepler-1193
Effective Temperature5,908 K
Mass1.08 M☉
Radius1.21 R☉
Size vs Sun1.21x larger
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.12
Distance (pc)802.116 pc
Distance (ly)2616.1 light-years
Planets in the Kepler-1193 System
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