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Kepler-224 b is a Super-Earth exoplanet (a planet larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune), about 1.4 times the radius of Earth. The planet completes one orbit around its star every 3.1 Earth days. It was discovered in 2014 using the transit method. It orbits the star Kepler-224, located approximately 782 parsecs (2551 light-years) from Earth.
2014
Discovered
1.39
Earth Radii
Discovery Information
Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,014
Discovery FacilityKepler
Orbital Properties
Orbital Period3.1329 days
Semi-Major Axis0.038 AU
Physical Properties
Radius (Jupiter)0.124 RJ
Radius (Earth)1.39 R⊕
Planetary Extremes
Where Kepler-224 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
Radius1.39 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Year Length3.1 days
LightningGlacial
Star Distance0.038 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
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Size Comparison
1.39x Earth's radius (0.12x Jupiter)
Orbit Comparison
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)Kepler-224 b: 3.1 Earth days (0.038 AU)
Host Star: Kepler-224
Effective Temperature5,018 K
Radius0.676 R☉
Size vs Sun1.48x smaller
Distance (pc)782.088 pc
Distance (ly)2550.8 light-years
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