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Kepler-1566 b is a Rocky exoplanet (a small, dense world with a solid surface), smaller than Earth at 0.79 Earth radii. The planet completes one orbit around its star every 13.0 hours. It was discovered in 2016 using the transit method. It orbits the star Kepler-1566, located approximately 467 parsecs (1522 light-years) from Earth.
2016
Discovered
0.79
Earth Radii
Discovery Information
Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,016
Discovery FacilityKepler
Orbital Properties
Orbital Period0.5399 days
Semi-Major Axis0.0122 AU
Physical Properties
Radius (Jupiter)0.0705 RJ
Radius (Earth)0.79 R⊕
Planetary Extremes
Where Kepler-1566 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
Radius0.79 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Year Length13.0 hrs
LightningGlacial
Star Distance0.012 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
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Size Comparison
0.79x Earth's radius
Orbit Comparison
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)Kepler-1566 b: 13.0 hours (0.012 AU)
Host Star: Kepler-1566
Effective Temperature5,254 K
Mass0.84 M☉
Radius0.81 R☉
Size vs Sun1.23x smaller
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.07
Distance (pc)466.586 pc
Distance (ly)1521.8 light-years
Planets in the Kepler-1566 System
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