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Kepler-767 b is a Gas Giant exoplanet (a massive planet composed primarily of hydrogen and helium), about 6.6 times the radius of Earth. The planet completes one orbit around its star every 161.5 Earth days. It was discovered in 2016 using the transit method. It orbits the star Kepler-767, located approximately 2251 parsecs (7342 light-years) from Earth.
2016
Discovered
6.64
Earth Radii
Discovery Information
Discovery MethodTransit
Discovery Year2,016
Discovery FacilityKepler
Orbital Properties
Orbital Period161.528 days
Semi-Major Axis0.5726 AU
Physical Properties
Radius (Jupiter)0.5924 RJ
Radius (Earth)6.64 R⊕
Planetary Extremes
Where Kepler-767 b sits on the spectrum of all known exoplanets.
Radius6.64 R⊕
TinyEnormous
Year Length161.5 days
LightningGlacial
Star Distance0.573 AU
ScorchedFrozen exile
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Size Comparison
6.64x Earth's radius (0.59x Jupiter)
Orbit Comparison
Earth: 365.25 days (1 AU)Kepler-767 b: 161.5 Earth days (0.573 AU)
Host Star: Kepler-767
Effective Temperature5,694 K
Mass0.96 M☉
Radius0.94 R☉
Size vs Sun1.06x smaller
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.05
Distance (pc)2,251.03 pc
Distance (ly)7341.9 light-years
Planets in the Kepler-767 System
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