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Kepler-1759 b is a Rocky exoplanet (a small, dense world with a solid surface), roughly the same size as Earth at 0.90 Earth radii. The planet completes one orbit around its star every 3.7 Earth days. It was discovered in 2021 using the transit method. It orbits the star Kepler-1759, located approximately 385 parsecs (1257 light-years) from Earth.
2021
Discovered
0.90
Earth Radii
Discovery Information
Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,021
Discovery FacilityKepler
Orbital Properties
Orbital Period3.7202 days
Semi-Major Axis0.0429 AU
Physical Properties
Radius (Jupiter)0.0806 RJ
Radius (Earth)0.9038 R⊕
Planetary Extremes
Where Kepler-1759 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
Radius0.90 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Year Length3.7 days
LightningGlacial
Star Distance0.043 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
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Size Comparison
0.90x Earth's radius
Orbit Comparison
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)Kepler-1759 b: 3.7 Earth days (0.043 AU)
Host Star: Kepler-1759
Effective Temperature5,017 K
Mass0.76 M☉
Radius0.797 R☉
Size vs Sun1.25x smaller
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.02
Distance (pc)385.348 pc
Distance (ly)1256.8 light-years
Planets in the Kepler-1759 System
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