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Kepler-40 b

Orbiting Kepler-40, discovered in 2010 (7515) by Kepler via the Transit method.

Planet

Radius13.11 R⊕
Mass699.20 M⊕
Orbital period6.87 Earth days (~0.0 Earth years)
Orbital eccentricity0.000
Equilibrium temperature1620 K (1347 °C)

Host star — Kepler-40

Temperature6510 K (6237 °C)
Radius2.13 R☉
Mass1.48 M☉

Location

Distance from Earth2305.0 pc (~7518 light-years)
Right ascension / Declination296.8137 / 47.5265

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