Kepler-617 b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting Kepler-617.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 1.3 times Earth's width.
Year
A year here lasts about 1.7 Earth days.

Planet

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

Star

Host star
Kepler-617
Spectral class
M — red dwarf
Surface temperature
3,712 K
Radius
0.48 × Sun
Mass
0.51 × Sun
Age
3.98 billion years

System

Distance from Earth
565.4 light-years (173.4 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.