Super-Earth

Kepler-1217 b

Orbiting Kepler-1217 | 1347.7 parsecs away

2016

Discovered

1.99

Earth Radii

Discovery Information

Discovery MethodTransit

Discovery Year2,016

Discovery FacilityKepler

Orbital Properties

Orbital Period2.0323 days

Physical Properties

Radius (Jupiter)0.1775 RJ

Radius (Earth)1.99 R⊕

Planetary Extremes

Where Kepler-1217 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.

Radius1.99 R⊕

TinyEnormous

Year Length2.0 days

LightningGlacial

Size Comparison

1.99x Earth's radius (0.18x Jupiter)

Host Star: Kepler-1217

Effective Temperature5,905 K

Mass1.06 M☉

Radius1.08 R☉

Size vs Sun1.08x larger

Metallicity [Fe/H]0.07

Distance (pc)1,347.71 pc

Distance (ly)4395.6 light-years

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