Star with a known planet
Kepler-978
Kepler-978 has one confirmed planet.
Measured
- Distance
- about 2,226 light-years
- Confirmed planets
- 1
How far, from the Sun
About 2,230 light-years. To cross it:
- Light2,230 years
- Voyager 1's speed39.6 million years
- Driving at 100 km/h24 billion years
Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.
How it was found
- First planet found in 2016, by transit (NASA Exoplanet Archive).
Its planets
- Kepler-978 b — 3 times Earth's width, a 'sub-Neptune' — bigger than Earth, smaller than Neptune; its year lasts 50 days; about 270 °C, hotter than boiling water; found in 2016 by transit.
The NASA Exoplanet Archive's page
Where this comes from
- NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planetary Systems Composite Parameters (fetched 2026-11-02). Composite values: where a planet's size or mass was not measured, the archive estimates it from the other.
- This research has made use of the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with NASA under the Exoplanet Exploration Program.
Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.