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Exoplanet Kepler-95 A b
Exoplanet Kepler-95 A b orbits star Kepler-95 A that lies 1479 light years away from the Sun.
It weighs about 13.0341 Earth masses and orbits its star closer than Earth orbits Sun.
Sun distance
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Kepler-95 A b
Exoplanet, sub-neptune
Star: Kepler-95 A
Distance from the star: 0.10228 AU
Orbit around star: 11.5231 days
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Orbital period
Orbital period of exoplanet Kepler-95 A b around its star is 11.5231 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
Eccentricity: 0.0Basic characteristic
Mass: 13.0341 M Earth
Exoplanet mass
Exoplanet Kepler-95 A b has 13.0341 Earth masses, or 0.89 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: 3.1150 R Earth | 0.3 R Jupiter
Density: 2378 kg/m3 | 43.13 % Earth
Year of discovery: 2014 (transit)
Other designations of this exoplanet
KIC 8349582 b, KOI-122 b, 2MASS J18575579 4423529 b, WISE J185755.78 442352.5 b
KIC 8349582 b, KOI-122 b, 2MASS J18575579 4423529 b, WISE J185755.78 442352.5 b
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Kepler-95 system structure
Exoplanet Kepler-95 A b orbits star Kepler-95 A, which has similar mass to Sun. It is the only known exoplanet orbiting this star
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Kepler-95 A | ||||||||
| Kepler-95 A b | 0.1 AU | 13 M⊕ | 3.1 R⊕ | 11.5 days | |||||
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Kepler-95 B | 8.255 AU | |||||||
Comparison
When comparing to the Solar system planets, Kepler-95 A b has 89 % 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 | 236.98 | 15.99 | 13.03 | 118.49 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 0.89 | 0.76 |
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Size | 8.14 | 3.28 | 3.12 | 5.88 | 0.28 | 0.34 | 0.78 | 0.82 |
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Density | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.58 | 1.91 | 3.41 | 1.89 | 1.38 |
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Distance | 0.26 | 0.14 | 0.1 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 |
Habitability
Habitable zone of the star: 1.5 - 2.2 AU
The planet is too hot to sustain liquid water.
The planet is bigger than Earth and smaller than Neptune. Its average density 2378 kg/m3 points to a hot gas planet.