Kepler-196 b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting Kepler-196.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 1.9 times Earth's width.
Year
A year here lasts about 21 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
1.9 × Earth
Mass
Unknown
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
20.74 days
Average distance from its star
0.138 AU

Star

Host star
Kepler-196
Spectral class
K — orange dwarf
Surface temperature
5,128 K
Radius
0.782 × Sun
Mass
Unknown
Age
Unknown

System

Distance from Earth
1,472 light-years (451.3 parsecs)
Stars in system
1
Known planets
3

Discovery

Year
2014
Method
Transit
Facility
Kepler

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