Kepler-1556 b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting Kepler-1556.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 2 times Earth's width.
Year
A year here lasts about 8.8 Earth days.

Planet

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

Star

Host star
Kepler-1556
Spectral class
G — sun-like
Surface temperature
5,608 K
Radius
0.95 × Sun
Mass
0.97 × Sun
Age
4.9 billion years

System

Distance from Earth
3,081 light-years (944.5 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.