The Kepler-172 system contains 4 exoplanets. It is located 2702.50 light years away from the solar system.
| Mass | 1 solar masses |
| Radius | 1.08 solar radiae |
| Temperature | 5526 kelvin |
| Stellar Metallicity | 0.23 decimal exponent |
| Age | 6.46 billion years |
At more than 10 Earth masses, Kepler-172 b is an ice giant, a planet that is made up mostly of volatiles like water, amonia and methane, and enveloped by a dense hydrogen and helium atmosphere, much like Uranus and Neptune.
| Mass | 6.120 Earth masses |
| Density | 2.590 grams per cubic centimeter |
| Radius | 2.350 Earth radiae |
| Semi-major Axis | 0.04 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0 |
| Orbital Period | 2.940 days |
| Discovery Method | Transit |
| Discovery Facility | Kepler |
| Discovery Telescope | 0.95 m Kepler Telescope |
| Discovery Instrument | Kepler CCD Array |
| Discovery Date | 2014-03 |
| Reference | Rowe et al. 2014 |
At more than 10 Earth masses, Kepler-172 c is an ice giant, a planet that is made up mostly of volatiles like water, amonia and methane, and enveloped by a dense hydrogen and helium atmosphere, much like Uranus and Neptune.
| Mass | 8.550 Earth masses |
| Density | 2.010 grams per cubic centimeter |
| Radius | 2.860 Earth radiae |
| Semi-major Axis | 0.068 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0 |
| Orbital Period | 6.389 days |
| Discovery Method | Transit |
| Discovery Facility | Kepler |
| Discovery Telescope | 0.95 m Kepler Telescope |
| Discovery Instrument | Kepler CCD Array |
| Discovery Date | 2014-03 |
| Reference | Rowe et al. 2014 |
At more than 10 Earth masses, Kepler-172 d is an ice giant, a planet that is made up mostly of volatiles like water, amonia and methane, and enveloped by a dense hydrogen and helium atmosphere, much like Uranus and Neptune.
| Mass | 5.690 Earth masses |
| Density | 2.740 grams per cubic centimeter |
| Radius | 2.250 Earth radiae |
| Semi-major Axis | 0.118 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0 |
| Orbital Period | 14.627 days |
| Discovery Method | Transit |
| Discovery Facility | Kepler |
| Discovery Telescope | 0.95 m Kepler Telescope |
| Discovery Instrument | Kepler CCD Array |
| Discovery Date | 2014-03 |
| Reference | Rowe et al. 2014 |
At more than 10 Earth masses, Kepler-172 e is an ice giant, a planet that is made up mostly of volatiles like water, amonia and methane, and enveloped by a dense hydrogen and helium atmosphere, much like Uranus and Neptune.
| Mass | 8.050 Earth masses |
| Density | 2.100 grams per cubic centimeter |
| Radius | 2.760 Earth radiae |
| Semi-major Axis | 0.211 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0 |
| Orbital Period | 35.119 days |
| Discovery Method | Transit |
| Discovery Facility | Kepler |
| Discovery Telescope | 0.95 m Kepler Telescope |
| Discovery Instrument | Kepler CCD Array |
| Discovery Date | 2014-03 |
| Reference | Rowe et al. 2014 |