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Kepler-1416 b is a Rocky exoplanet (a small, dense world with a solid surface), smaller than Earth at 0.88 Earth radii. The planet completes one orbit around its star every 36 hours. It was discovered in 2016 using the transit method. It orbits the star Kepler-1416, located approximately 950 parsecs (3097 light-years) from Earth.
2016
Discovered
0.88
Earth Radii
Discovery Information
Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,016
Discovery FacilityKepler
Orbital Properties
Orbital Period1.4951 days
Semi-Major Axis0.0263 AU
Physical Properties
Radius (Jupiter)0.0785 RJ
Radius (Earth)0.88 R⊕
Planetary Extremes
Where Kepler-1416 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
Radius0.88 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Year Length1.5 days
LightningGlacial
Star Distance0.026 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
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Size Comparison
0.88x Earth's radius
Orbit Comparison
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)Kepler-1416 b: 36 hours (0.026 AU)
Host Star: Kepler-1416
Effective Temperature6,019 K
Mass1.09 M☉
Radius1.15 R☉
Size vs Sun1.15x larger
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.03
Distance (pc)949.59 pc
Distance (ly)3097.1 light-years
Planets in the Kepler-1416 System
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