Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2016

Kepler-1047 b

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-1047, located approximately 2,666.8 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.09 Earth radii
  • A mass of 5.02 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.15 g
  • An orbital period of 56.189 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.2987 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 503 K (230 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 2,666.80 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.528
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 47,029,099 years

1 sibling around Kepler-1047

Kepler-1047 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-1047 c Rocky Terrestrial 0.99 0.94 3.189 1,309 2016
Kepler-1047 b this Sub-Neptune 2.09 5.02 56.189 503 2016

Kepler-1047 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.09 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.186 R♃
Mass
5.02 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.016 M♃
Density
3.02 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.15 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.528
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

#1832of 1978

top 92.6%

This planet

2.09R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-1047 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.0911.21
Mass (M⊕)1.005.02317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.513.021.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.152.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.0028.850.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 299029323

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2133309160710350336

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2133309160710350336

System

Kepler-1047

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.090 R⊕ · percentile 7 / cohort 1978
Mass 5.020 M⊕ · percentile 8 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 56.19 d · percentile 87 / cohort 1946
Distance 817.65 pc · percentile 66 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.528 · percentile 74 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
56.189 days
Semi-major axis
0.2987 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
88.56 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 56.19 Earth days (15.4% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.2987 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.035 %

Duration

6.089 h

Impact parameter b

0.887

Rp / R★

0.017078

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,979.3801

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 346 ppm lasting ≈ 6.09 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.017078

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

32.400

Impact parameter (b)

0.887

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,979.3801

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.36500

Eq. Temperature

503K

(230 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

28.85

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.528

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-1047

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,754 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

4.47 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.130 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.080 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.29

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.370 dex

Stellar density

0.270 g/cm³

Systemic radial velocity

-35.22 km/s

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
817.65 parsec
Light-years 2,666.80 ly
V-band magnitude
13.46 mag
Voyager-speed travel 47,029,099 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.013.813.85B13.46V13.33Gaia13.35Kepler12.84TESS13.82Sloan g13.27Sloan r13.15Sloan i13.05Sloan z12.17J11.87H11.80K11.74W111.80W211.70W38.95W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.194 mas

Total Proper Motion

11.014 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-4.81 mas/yr

PM Declination

-9.91 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.202 · y = -0.599 · z = 0.775

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 288.64626° · Dec 50.78896°

Galactic ℓ, b

81.740° · 17.252°

Ecliptic λ, β

309.940° · 71.650°

HTM-20 index

216031900

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