Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 1.60 Earth radii
- A mass of 3.19 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 1.25 g
- An orbital period of 15.379 days
- Semi-major axis 0.1235 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 1,039 K (766 °C)
- Distance from Earth 1,599.76 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.281
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 28,211,696 years
1 sibling around Kepler-1050
Kepler-1050 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-1050 b this | Super-Earth | 1.60 | 3.19 | 15.379 | 1,039 | 2016 |
| Kepler-1050 c | Super-Earth | 1.48 | 2.79 | 21.128 | 935 | 2016 |
Kepler-1050 b Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Super-Earth
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#570of 1176
top 48.4%
This planet
1.60R⊕
Super-Earth median
1.60R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-1050 b | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 1.60 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 3.19 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 4.28 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 1.25 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 62.03 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 48216453
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2143749504651818368
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2143749504651818368
System
Kepler-1050
Percentile among Super-Earth cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 15.38 Earth days (4.2% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1235 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.019 %
Duration
4.373 h
Impact parameter b
0.359
Rp / R★
0.013186
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,454,976.4107
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 193 ppm lasting ≈ 4.37 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.013186
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
22.200
Impact parameter (b)
0.359
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,454,976.4107
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.25200
Eq. Temperature
1,039K
(766 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
62.03
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.281
0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical
Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the dayside is scorched.
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-1050
Spectral Class
F-type yellow-white
Effective Temperature
6,010 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
3.55 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
1.130 R☉
Stellar Mass
1.090 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
0.03
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.370 dex
Stellar density
1.080 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
2.010 mas
Total Proper Motion
4.274 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
1.39 mas/yr
PM Declination
4.04 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.148 · y = -0.644 · z = 0.750
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 282.92498° · Dec 48.62640°
Galactic ℓ, b
78.244° · 19.969°
Ecliptic λ, β
296.805° · 70.865°
HTM-20 index
1930392817
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