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Kepler-1499 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 44.2 Earth days. It was discovered in 2016 using the transit method. It orbits the star Kepler-1499, located approximately 310 parsecs (1011 light-years) from Earth.
2016
Discovered
1.19
Earth Radii
Discovery Information
Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,016
Discovery FacilityKepler
Orbital Properties
Orbital Period44.2008 days
Semi-Major Axis0.229 AU
Physical Properties
Radius (Jupiter)0.1062 RJ
Radius (Earth)1.19 R⊕
Planetary Extremes
Where Kepler-1499 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
Radius1.19 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Year Length44.2 days
LightningGlacial
Star Distance0.229 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
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Size Comparison
1.19x Earth's radius (0.11x Jupiter)
Orbit Comparison
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)Kepler-1499 b: 44.2 Earth days (0.229 AU)
Host Star: Kepler-1499
Effective Temperature5,097 K
Mass0.82 M☉
Radius0.78 R☉
Size vs Sun1.28x smaller
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.01
Distance (pc)309.869 pc
Distance (ly)1010.7 light-years
Planets in the Kepler-1499 System
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