Kepler-422 b
A confirmed exoplanet orbiting Kepler-422.
Compared with Earth
- Size
- About 13 times Earth's width.
- Mass
- About 137 times Earth's mass.
- Year
- A year here lasts about 7.9 Earth days.
Planet
- Radius
- 12.89 × Earth
- Mass
- 136.7 × Earth
- Density
- 0.38 g/cm³
- Equilibrium temperature
- Unknown
- Starlight received
- Unknown
- Orbital period
- 7.891 days
- Average distance from its star
- 0.082 AU
Star
- Host star
- Kepler-422
- Spectral class
- G — sun-like
- Surface temperature
- 5,972 K
- Radius
- 1.24 × Sun
- Mass
- 1.15 × Sun
- Age
- Unknown
System
- Distance from Earth
- 2,357 light-years (722.8 parsecs)
- Stars in system
- 1
- Known planets
- 1
Discovery
- Year
- 2014
- Method
- Transit
- Facility
- Kepler
Data from the NASA Exoplanet Archive, synced October 14, 2026.