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Kepler-625 b is a Super-Earth exoplanet (a planet larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune), about 2.0 times the radius of Earth. The planet completes one orbit around its star every 7.8 Earth days. It was discovered in 2016 using the transit method. It orbits the star Kepler-625, located approximately 761 parsecs (2481 light-years) from Earth.
2016
Discovered
1.99
Earth Radii
Discovery Information
Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,016
Discovery FacilityKepler
Orbital Properties
Orbital Period7.7519 days
Semi-Major Axis0.0777 AU
Physical Properties
Radius (Jupiter)0.1775 RJ
Radius (Earth)1.99 R⊕
Planetary Extremes
Where Kepler-625 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
Radius1.99 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Year Length7.8 days
LightningGlacial
Star Distance0.078 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
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Size Comparison
1.99x Earth's radius (0.18x Jupiter)
Orbit Comparison
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)Kepler-625 b: 7.8 Earth days (0.078 AU)
Host Star: Kepler-625
Effective Temperature5,789 K
Mass1.04 M☉
Radius0.96 R☉
Size vs Sun1.04x smaller
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.1
Distance (pc)760.708 pc
Distance (ly)2481.1 light-years
Planets in the Kepler-625 System
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