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Kepler-1566 b

Orbiting Kepler-1566 | 466.6 parsecs away

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
EarthKepler-1566 bJupiter

0.79x Earth's radius

Orbit Comparison
EarthKepler-1566 b
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

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