Kepler-1559 b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting Kepler-1559.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 72% of Earth's width.
Year
A year here lasts about 23 hours.

Planet

Radius
0.72 × Earth
Mass
Unknown
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
0.9719 days
Average distance from its star
Unknown

Star

Host star
Kepler-1559
Spectral class
G — sun-like
Surface temperature
5,316 K
Radius
0.82 × Sun
Mass
0.86 × Sun
Age
4.27 billion years

System

Distance from Earth
2,005 light-years (614.8 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.