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Kepler-78 b

Orbiting Kepler-78, discovered in 2013 (7518) by Kepler via the Transit method.

Planet

Radius1.20 R⊕
Mass1.68 M⊕
Orbital period0.36 Earth days (~0.0 Earth years)
Orbital eccentricity0.000
Equilibrium temperature2223 K (1950 °C)

Host star — Kepler-78

Temperature5058 K (4785 °C)
Radius0.75 R☉
Mass0.78 M☉

Location

Distance from Earth124.4 pc (~406 light-years)
Right ascension / Declination293.7420 / 44.4483

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