Kepler-498 b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting Kepler-498.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 3 times Earth's width.
Year
A year here lasts about 9.6 Earth days.

Planet

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

Star

Host star
Kepler-498
Spectral class
G — sun-like
Surface temperature
5,744 K
Radius
0.96 × Sun
Mass
0.98 × Sun
Age
3.89 billion years

System

Distance from Earth
3,062 light-years (938.8 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.