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Kepler-56

3 confirmed planets in our catalogue, 2,977.8 light-years from Earth.

Kepler-56 b10.502 daysKepler-56 c21.402 daysKepler-56 d1,002 days

Ordered by orbital period where known. Diagram is illustrative; distances and planet sizes are not to scale.

Confirmed exoplanets
World / host starTypeDistanceYear lengthDiscovery
Kepler-56 b ↗Kepler-56Gas giant2,977.8 ly10.502 days2012Transit
Kepler-56 c ↗Kepler-56Gas giant2,977.8 ly21.402 days2012Transit
Kepler-56 d ↗Kepler-56Gas giant2,977.8 ly1,002 days2016Radial Velocity

System discovery history

2012 · Kepler-56 b · Transit

2012 · Kepler-56 c · Transit

2016 · Kepler-56 d · Radial Velocity

NASA archive system record ↗