Kepler-978 b

A confirmed exoplanet orbiting Kepler-978.

Compared with Earth

Size
About 3 times Earth's width.
Year
A year here lasts about 50 Earth days.

Planet

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

Star

Host star
Kepler-978
Spectral class
F — yellow-white
Surface temperature
6,002 K
Radius
1.09 × Sun
Mass
1.07 × Sun
Age
3.63 billion years

System

Distance from Earth
2,226 light-years (682.5 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.