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Kepler-1590 b is a Rocky exoplanet (a small, dense world with a solid surface), about 1.1 times the radius of Earth. The planet completes one orbit around its star every 7.6 Earth days. It was discovered in 2016 using the transit method. It orbits the star Kepler-1590, located approximately 771 parsecs (2515 light-years) from Earth.
2016
Discovered
1.14
Earth Radii
Discovery Information
Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,016
Discovery FacilityKepler
Orbital Properties
Orbital Period7.6176 days
Semi-Major Axis0.0785 AU
Physical Properties
Radius (Jupiter)0.1017 RJ
Radius (Earth)1.14 R⊕
Planetary Extremes
Where Kepler-1590 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
Radius1.14 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Year Length7.6 days
LightningGlacial
Star Distance0.078 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
Star System View
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Size Comparison
1.14x Earth's radius (0.10x Jupiter)
Orbit Comparison
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)Kepler-1590 b: 7.6 Earth days (0.078 AU)
Host Star: Kepler-1590
Effective Temperature6,053 K
Mass1.11 M☉
Radius1.16 R☉
Size vs Sun1.16x larger
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.03
Distance (pc)771.152 pc
Distance (ly)2515.2 light-years
Planets in the Kepler-1590 System
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