Kepler-48 d

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting Kepler-48.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 2 times Earth's width.
Mass
About 7.9 times Earth's mass.
Year
A year here lasts about 43 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
2.04 × Earth
Mass
7.93 × Earth
Density
5.08 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
42.9 days
Average distance from its star
Unknown

Star

Host star
Kepler-48
Spectral class
K — orange dwarf
Surface temperature
5,194 K
Radius
0.89 × Sun
Mass
0.88 × Sun
Age
3.14 billion years

System

Distance from Earth
1,000 light-years (306.7 parsecs)
Stars in system
1
Known planets
5

Discovery

Year
2014
Method
Transit
Facility
Kepler

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