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Kepler-311 b

Orbiting Kepler-311 | 778.7 parsecs away

2014

Discovered

1.70

Earth Radii

Discovery Information

Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,014
Discovery FacilityKepler

Orbital Properties

Orbital Period9.1761 days
Semi-Major Axis0.087 AU

Physical Properties

Radius (Jupiter)0.152 RJ
Radius (Earth)1.7 R⊕
Planetary Extremes

Where Kepler-311 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.

Radius1.70 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Year Length9.2 days
LightningGlacial
Star Distance0.087 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
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Size Comparison
EarthKepler-311 bJupiter

1.70x Earth's radius (0.15x Jupiter)

Orbit Comparison
EarthKepler-311 b
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)Kepler-311 b: 9.2 Earth days (0.087 AU)
Host Star: Kepler-311

Effective Temperature5,903 K
Mass0.974 M☉
Radius1.156 R☉
Size vs Sun1.16x larger
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.1
Distance (pc)778.654 pc
Distance (ly)2539.6 light-years
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