Kepler-970 b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting Kepler-970.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 2.6 times Earth's width.
Year
A year here lasts about 17 Earth days.

Planet

Radius
2.609 × Earth
Mass
Unknown
Density
Unknown
Equilibrium temperature
Unknown
Starlight received
Unknown
Orbital period
16.74 days
Average distance from its star
0.139 AU

Star

Host star
Kepler-970
Spectral class
K — orange dwarf
Surface temperature
4,290 K
Radius
0.71 × Sun
Mass
0.67 × Sun
Age
0.105 billion years

System

Distance from Earth
1,081 light-years (331.5 parsecs)
Stars in system
2
Known planets
1

Discovery

Year
2016
Method
Transit
Facility
Kepler

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