Kepler-501 b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting Kepler-501.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 4.3 times Earth's width.
Year
A year here lasts about 5.6 Earth days.

Planet

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

Star

Host star
Kepler-501
Spectral class
G — sun-like
Surface temperature
5,904 K
Radius
1.04 × Sun
Mass
1.03 × Sun
Age
3.31 billion years

System

Distance from Earth
3,670 light-years (1,125 parsecs)
Stars in system
1
Known planets
2

Discovery

Year
2016
Method
Transit
Facility
Kepler

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