Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 3.01 Earth radii
- A mass of 9.32 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 1.03 g
- An orbital period of 122.881 days
- Semi-major axis 0.4773 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 326 K (53 °C)
- Distance from Earth 1,596.32 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.654
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 28,151,130 years
Kepler-1036 b Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Sub-Neptune
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#509of 1978
top 25.7%
This planet
3.01R⊕
Sub-Neptune median
2.71R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-1036 b | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 3.01 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 9.32 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 1.88 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 1.03 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 2.82 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 27396869
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2134950078738454016
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2134950078738454016
System
Kepler-1036
Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 122.88 Earth days (33.6% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.4773 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.072 %
Duration
8.281 h
Impact parameter b
0.900
Rp / R★
0.030636
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,454,998.4570
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 718 ppm lasting ≈ 8.28 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.030636
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
58.000
Impact parameter (b)
0.900
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,454,998.4570
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.97500
Eq. Temperature
326K
(53 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
2.82
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.654
0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical
Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — liquid water is physically possible with adequate atmospheric pressure.
Detection Signatures
Transit photometry
A transit dip has been observed from at least one telescope.
Transit timing variations
Gravitational interactions from neighbours have been detected.
Discovery Paper
Primary reference
Morton et al. 2016Instrument
Kepler CCD Array
Publication
2016-05
Observation locale
Space
Discovery cohort
Planets confirmed in 2016 at Kepler (12 shown).
Host System: Kepler-1036
Spectral Class
G-type yellow (Sun-like)
Effective Temperature
5,533 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
3.24 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
0.890 R☉
Stellar Mass
0.950 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
0.04
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.520 dex
Stellar density
1.480 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
2.014 mas
Total Proper Motion
9.473 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
8.20 mas/yr
PM Declination
4.74 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.274 · y = -0.582 · z = 0.765
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 295.18171° · Dec 49.94582°
Galactic ℓ, b
82.728° · 13.109°
Ecliptic λ, β
319.987° · 69.055°
HTM-20 index
-282405391
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