Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2016

Kepler-1001 b

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-1001, located approximately 3,029.9 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 3.15 Earth radii
  • A mass of 10.10 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.02 g
  • An orbital period of 14.305 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.1115 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 693 K (420 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 3,029.92 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.334
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 53,432,592 years

1 sibling around Kepler-1001

Kepler-1001 b shares its host star with 1 other confirmed planet. Side-by-side measurements below.

Planet Type Radius (R⊕) Mass (M⊕) Period (d) Eq. T (K) Year
Kepler-1001 c Super-Earth 1.58 3.11 9.182 804 2020
Kepler-1001 b this Sub-Neptune 3.15 10.10 14.305 693 2016

Kepler-1001 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
3.15 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.281 R♃
Mass
10.10 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.032 M♃
Density
1.78 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.02 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.334
HZ Position Inner
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2016
Method Transit
Facility Kepler
Telescope 0.95 m Kepler Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#391of 1978

top 19.7%

This planet

3.15R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-1001 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.003.1511.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0010.10317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.781.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.022.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.0040.850.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 405719252

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2131178238457347712

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2131178238457347712

System

Kepler-1001

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 3.150 R⊕ · percentile 80 / cohort 1978
Mass 10.100 M⊕ · percentile 73 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 14.31 d · percentile 49 / cohort 1946
Distance 928.98 pc · percentile 74 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.334 · percentile 36 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
14.305 days
Semi-major axis
0.1115 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
85.25 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 14.31 Earth days (3.9% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1115 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.086 %

Duration

4.449 h

Impact parameter b

0.868

Rp / R★

0.033460

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,968.0663

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 863 ppm lasting ≈ 4.45 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.033460

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

14.100

Impact parameter (b)

0.868

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,968.0663

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.12000

Eq. Temperature

693K

(420 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

40.85

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.334

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the surface is too hot to retain surface water.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Morton et al. 2016

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2016-05

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-1001

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,491 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

4.68 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.880 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.900 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

-0.03

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.520 dex

Stellar density

1.590 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
928.98 parsec
Light-years 3,029.92 ly
V-band magnitude
15.58 mag
Voyager-speed travel 53,432,592 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.616.516.45B15.58V15.33Gaia15.34Kepler14.82TESS15.87Sloan g15.30Sloan r15.11Sloan i15.05Sloan z14.11J13.72H13.66K13.59W113.63W213.01W39.58W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.048 mas

Total Proper Motion

2.844 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-2.17 mas/yr

PM Declination

-1.83 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.185 · y = -0.635 · z = 0.750

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 286.27392° · Dec 48.61870°

Galactic ℓ, b

79.032° · 17.884°

Ecliptic λ, β

303.135° · 70.192°

HTM-20 index

-227376279

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