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Neptune-like

Kepler-244 b

Orbiting Kepler-244 | 1036.5 parsecs away

2014

Discovered

2.76

Earth Radii

Discovery Information

Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,014
Discovery FacilityKepler

Orbital Properties

Orbital Period4.3118 days
Semi-Major Axis0.05 AU

Physical Properties

Radius (Jupiter)0.246 RJ
Radius (Earth)2.76 R⊕
Planetary Extremes

Where Kepler-244 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.

Radius2.76 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Year Length4.3 days
LightningGlacial
Star Distance0.050 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
Size Comparison
EarthKepler-244 bJupiter

2.76x Earth's radius (0.25x Jupiter)

Orbit Comparison
EarthKepler-244 b
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)Kepler-244 b: 4.3 Earth days (0.050 AU)
Host Star: Kepler-244

Effective Temperature5,554 K
Radius0.803 R☉
Size vs Sun1.25x smaller
Distance (pc)1,036.49 pc
Distance (ly)3380.6 light-years
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