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Exoplanet Kepler 226 b
Exoplanet Kepler 226 b orbits star Kepler 226 that lies 3278 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 4.271 Earth masses and orbits its star much closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
3278 light years
3278 light years
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Kepler 226 b
Exoplanet, super-earth
Star: Kepler 226
Distance from the star: 0.047 AU
Orbit around star: 3.940997 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Kepler 226 b around its star is 3.940997 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: 4.271 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Kepler 226 b has 4.271 Earth masses, or 0.29 times the mass of Uranus.
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: 1.547 R Earth | 0.1 R Jupiter
Density: 6360 kg/m3 | 115.36 % Earth
Year of discovery: 2014 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
2MASS J19293027+4752515 b, KIC 10601284 b, KOI-749 b, WISE J192930.26+475251.5 b
2MASS J19293027+4752515 b, KIC 10601284 b, KOI-749 b, WISE J192930.26+475251.5 b
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Kepler 226 system structure
Exoplanet Kepler 226 b orbits star Kepler 226, which has lower mass than Sun. It is one of 3 known exoplanets orbiting this star.
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Kepler 226 | ||||||||
| Kepler 226 b | 0.05 AU | 4.3 M⊕ | 1.5 R⊕ | 3.9 days | |||||
| Kepler 226 c | 0.06 AU | 6.2 M⊕ | 2.3 R⊕ | 5.3 days | |||||
| Kepler 226 d | 0.08 AU | 2.4 M⊕ | 1.2 R⊕ | 8.1 days | |||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Kepler 226 b has 29 % of mass of Uranus and it orbits its star closer than Mercury orbits the Sun.
| Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | ||
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Mass | 77.65 | 5.24 | 4.27 | 38.83 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.29 | 0.25 |
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Size | 4.04 | 1.63 | 1.55 | 2.92 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.39 | 0.41 |
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Density | 1.18 | 1.21 | 1.15 | 1.56 | 5.11 | 9.13 | 5.06 | 3.68 |
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Distance | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 842.8 - 1214.1 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.