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Kepler-22 b

Orbiting Kepler-22, discovered in 2011 (7516) by Kepler via the Transit method.

Planet

Radius2.10 R⊕
Mass9.10 M⊕
Orbital period289.86 Earth days (~0.8 Earth years)
Orbital eccentricity0.720
Equilibrium temperature279 K (6 °C)

Host star — Kepler-22

Temperature5596 K (5323 °C)
Radius0.87 R☉
Mass0.86 M☉

Location

Distance from Earth194.6 pc (~635 light-years)
Right ascension / Declination289.2172 / 47.8841

Last refreshed 2026-09-14 from NASA's Exoplanet Archive.