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Kepler-6 b

Orbiting Kepler-6, discovered in 2009 (7514) by Kepler via the Transit method.

Planet

Radius14.62 R⊕
Mass212.31 M⊕
Orbital period3.23 Earth days (~0.0 Earth years)
Orbital eccentricityUnknown
Equilibrium temperature1460 K (1187 °C)

Host star — Kepler-6

Temperature5647 K (5374 °C)
Radius1.39 R☉
Mass1.21 M☉

Location

Distance from Earth587.0 pc (~1915 light-years)
Right ascension / Declination296.8372 / 48.2400

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