Kepler-23 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting Kepler-23.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 1.6 times Earth's width.
- Mass
- About 2.6 times Earth's mass.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 7.1 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- 1.638 × Earth
- Mass
- 2.56 × Earth
- Density
- 3.187 g/cm³
- Equilibrium temperature
- Unknown
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 7.1 days
- Average distance from its star
- Unknown
Star
- Host star
- Kepler-23
- Spectral class
- G — sun-like
- Surface temperature
- 5,828 K
- Radius
- 1.548 × Sun
- Mass
- 1.078 × Sun
- Age
- Unknown
System
- Distance from Earth
- 2,726 light-years (835.8 parsecs)
- Stars in system
- 1
- Known planets
- 3
Discovery
- Year
- 2011
- Method
- Transit
- Facility
- Kepler
Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.