Kepler-96 b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting Kepler-96.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 2.7 times Earth's width.
Mass
About 8.5 times Earth's mass.
Year
A year here lasts about 16 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
2.67 × Earth
Mass
8.46 × Earth
Density
2.26 g/cm³
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
16.24 days
Average distance from its star
Unknown

Star

Host star
Kepler-96
Spectral class
G — sun-like
Surface temperature
5,690 K
Radius
1.02 × Sun
Mass
1 × Sun
Age
2.34 billion years

System

Distance from Earth
400.8 light-years (122.9 parsecs)
Stars in system
1
Known planets
1

Discovery

Year
2014
Method
Transit
Facility
Kepler

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