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Kepler-8 b

Orbiting Kepler-8, discovered in 2010 (7515) by Kepler via the Transit method.

Planet

Radius15.87 R⊕
Mass187.52 M⊕
Orbital period3.52 Earth days (~0.0 Earth years)
Orbital eccentricityUnknown
Equilibrium temperature1680 K (1407 °C)

Host star — Kepler-8

Temperature6213 K (5940 °C)
Radius1.49 R☉
Mass1.21 M☉

Location

Distance from Earth1021.9 pc (~3333 light-years)
Right ascension / Declination281.2881 / 42.4511

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