Kepler-1226 b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting Kepler-1226.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 1.5 times Earth's width.
Year
A year here lasts about 17 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
1.45 × Earth
Mass
Unknown
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
17.29 days
Average distance from its star
Unknown

Star

Host star
Kepler-1226
Spectral class
G — sun-like
Surface temperature
5,923 K
Radius
1.02 × Sun
Mass
1.02 × Sun
Age
3.72 billion years

System

Distance from Earth
3,672 light-years (1,126 parsecs)
Stars in system
1
Known planets
1

Discovery

Year
2016
Method
Transit
Facility
Kepler

Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.