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Neptune-like

Kepler-258 b

Orbiting Kepler-258 | 576.0 parsecs away

2014

Discovered

4.06

Earth Radii

Discovery Information

Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,014
Discovery FacilityKepler

Orbital Properties

Orbital Period13.1972 days
Semi-Major Axis0.103 AU

Physical Properties

Radius (Jupiter)0.362 RJ
Radius (Earth)4.06 R⊕
Planetary Extremes

Where Kepler-258 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.

Radius4.06 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Year Length13.2 days
LightningGlacial
Star Distance0.103 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
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Size Comparison
EarthKepler-258 bJupiter

4.06x Earth's radius (0.36x Jupiter)

Orbit Comparison
EarthKepler-258 b
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)Kepler-258 b: 13.2 Earth days (0.103 AU)
Host Star: Kepler-258

Effective Temperature4,942 K
Radius0.915 R☉
Size vs Sun1.09x smaller
Distance (pc)575.988 pc
Distance (ly)1878.6 light-years
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