Finding Earth 2.0
KOI-4978 · G

KOI-4978 b

Discovered by Transit in 2024

unknowninferred

Earth-2.0 index

Earth Similarity Index

Habitable-zone probability

0.70 R⊕

Radius

Planet

Mass0.271 M⊕inferred
Bulk density4.340 g/cm³
Orbital period0.9420 days
Semi-major axis— au
Eccentricity
Incident flux— S⊕
Equilibrium temperature— K
Transit-time σ at 203035.4 minLinear propagation of published epoch and period errors; not a ranking input.
Maximum angular separation0.02 masReflected-light contrast 2.66e-7 at Aᵍ = 0.30 and Lambertian quadrature.
Composite parameter sources4 · mixedThe archive may select different publications for different parameters; mixed-source is disclosed, not automatically penalised.
Default-solution coverage75%0% median composite-to-default difference over shared parameters.

Host star & system

HostKOI-4978
Spectral typeG
Effective temperature5050 K
Radius0.966 R☉
Mass0.859 M☉
Distance936.3 pc / 3053.9 ly
DiscoveryTransit, 2024