RA 290.1072° · Dec 38.7023° · exoplanet
16 more points to reach Epic.
Kepler-278 b is a rare exoplanet. It lies about 1,445 light-years from Earth, shines at apparent magnitude 11.81, has spectral type K2 III-IV and has an equilibrium temperature near 586 K.
It orbits closer to its star than Mercury does to the Sun, completing a lap in less time than Mercury takes.
At apparent magnitude 11.81, a small backyard telescope will bring it into view.
Like any astronomical target, Kepler-278 b is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.
Kepler-278 b scores 34 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the rare tier. Another 16 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 6 science badges — Confirmed exoplanet, Distant (over 1,000 light-years), Sub-Neptune, Eccentric orbit, Multi-planet system and Found by Kepler — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.