Kepler-196 is an orange K-type dwarf (about 0.81 solar masses, 5,132 K, 0.77 solar radii), 451 light-years from Earth. Kepler-196 b is a planet with 1.9 Earth radii, with an orbital period of 20.7 days, at 0.138 AU from its star, discovered in 2014 via transit. Kepler-196 c is a planet with 2.2 Earth radii, with an orbital period of 47.4 days, at 0.240 AU from its star, discovered in 2014 via transit. Kepler-196 d is a planet with 2.7 Earth radii, with an orbital period of 122 days, discovered in 2021 via transit.