Kepler-971 b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting Kepler-971.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 2.1 times Earth's width.
Year
A year here lasts about 9.6 Earth days.

Planet

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

Star

Host star
Kepler-971
Spectral class
G — sun-like
Surface temperature
5,431 K
Radius
0.85 × Sun
Mass
0.88 × Sun
Age
4.47 billion years

System

Distance from Earth
1,104 light-years (338.5 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.