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Kepler-1481 b is a Rocky exoplanet (a small, dense world with a solid surface), about 1.2 times the radius of Earth. The planet completes one orbit around its star every 5.9 Earth days. It was discovered in 2016 using the transit method. It orbits the star Kepler-1481, located approximately 459 parsecs (1497 light-years) from Earth.
2016
Discovered
1.23
Earth Radii
Discovery Information
Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,016
Discovery FacilityKepler
Orbital Properties
Orbital Period5.9422 days
Semi-Major Axis0.0596 AU
Physical Properties
Radius (Jupiter)0.1097 RJ
Radius (Earth)1.23 R⊕
Planetary Extremes
Where Kepler-1481 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
Radius1.23 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Year Length5.9 days
LightningGlacial
Star Distance0.060 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
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Size Comparison
1.23x Earth's radius (0.11x Jupiter)
Orbit Comparison
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)Kepler-1481 b: 5.9 Earth days (0.060 AU)
Host Star: Kepler-1481
Effective Temperature4,908 K
Mass0.8 M☉
Radius0.75 R☉
Size vs Sun1.33x smaller
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.04
Distance (pc)459.076 pc
Distance (ly)1497.3 light-years
Planets in the Kepler-1481 System
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