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Exoplanet Kepler-70 b
(Unconfirmed Exoplanet)
Kepler-70 b is an unconfirmed exoplanet detected around star Kepler-70. More observations are needed to confirm its existence.
Sun distance
4155 light years
4155 light years
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Kepler-70 b
Exoplanet, ultra-short period
Star: Kepler-70
Distance from the star: 0.0060 AU
Orbit around star: 0.2401 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Kepler-70 b around its star is 0.2401 days.
The orbital period of an exoplanet is the time it takes to complete one full orbit around its star, usually measured in days. Most of the exoplanets discovered so far have orbital periods of less than one year...
More about Orbital period in StellarGuide
Basic characteristic
Mass: 139.879 M Earth
| 0.4401 M Jupiter
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Kepler-70 b has 139.879 Earth masses (or 0.4401 Jupiter masses).
The mass of an exoplanet is one of the most important characteristics for understanding what kind of world it is — whether it’s small and rocky like Earth or large and gaseous like Jupiter. Mass provides key information about the planet’s composition, gravity, and formation history...
More about Exoplanet mass in StellarGuide
Size: 8.508 R Earth | 0.8 R Jupiter
Density: 1252 kg/m3 | 22.71 % Earth
Temperature: 7000 K | 6726.85 °C
Year of discovery: 2011 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
2MASS J19452546+4105339 b, KIC 5807616 b, KOI-55 b, UCAC2 46165657 b, UCAC3 263-170867 b, USNO-B1.0 1310-00349976 b
2MASS J19452546+4105339 b, KIC 5807616 b, KOI-55 b, UCAC2 46165657 b, UCAC3 263-170867 b, USNO-B1.0 1310-00349976 b
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Kepler-70 system structure
Exoplanet Kepler-70 b orbits star Kepler-70, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 2 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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Kepler-70 | ||||||||
| Kepler-70 b unconfirmed |
0.01 AU | 139.9 M⊕ | 8.5 R⊕ | 0.2 days | |||||
| Kepler-70 c | 0.01 AU | 208.2 M⊕ | 9.7 R⊕ | 0.3 days | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Kepler-70 b has 1.47 times the mass of Saturn and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 2543.25 | 171.63 | 139.88 | 1271.63 | 0.44 | 1.47 | 9.58 | 8.13 |
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Size | 22.22 | 8.96 | 8.51 | 16.05 | 0.76 | 0.93 | 2.13 | 2.24 |
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Density | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.31 | 1.01 | 1.8 | 1 | 0.72 |
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Distance | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Temperature | 15.91 | 9.5 | 24.31 | 33.65 | 42.94 | 52.63 | 89.74 | 97.22 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1068.3 - 1539.1 AU
The planet orbits too close to its star and is exposed to extreme temperatures and radiation prohibiting life as we know it.