Kepler-686 b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting Kepler-686.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 12 times Earth's width.
Year
A year here lasts about 1.6 Earth days.

Planet

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

Star

Host star
Kepler-686
Spectral class
G — sun-like
Surface temperature
5,649 K
Radius
0.92 × Sun
Mass
0.94 × Sun
Age
4.47 billion years

System

Distance from Earth
4,863 light-years (1,491 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.