Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2021

Kepler-1090 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-1090, located approximately 2,800.9 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 3.29 Earth radii
  • A mass of 10.90 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.01 g
  • An orbital period of 42.427 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.2262 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 496 K (223 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 2,800.93 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.448
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 49,394,396 years

1 sibling around Kepler-1090

Kepler-1090 c 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-1090 c this Sub-Neptune 3.29 10.90 42.427 496 2021
Kepler-1090 b Sub-Neptune 2.25 5.69 198.680 297 2016

Kepler-1090 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
3.29 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.294 R♃
Mass
10.90 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.034 M♃
Density
1.68 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.01 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.448
HZ Position Inner
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2021
Method Transit
Facility Kepler
Telescope 0.95 m Kepler Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#286of 1978

top 14.4%

This planet

3.29R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-1090 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.003.2911.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0010.90317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.681.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.012.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.0013.800.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 271885110

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2079650828617180288

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2079650828617180288

System

Kepler-1090

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 3.293 R⊕ · percentile 86 / cohort 1978
Mass 10.900 M⊕ · percentile 79 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 42.43 d · percentile 82 / cohort 1946
Distance 858.77 pc · percentile 70 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.448 · percentile 62 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
42.427 days
Semi-major axis
0.2262 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
87.30 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 42.43 Earth days (11.6% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.2262 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.066 %

Duration

6.133 h

Impact parameter b

0.962

Rp / R★

0.028450

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,989.1893

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 659 ppm lasting ≈ 6.13 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.028450

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

28.300

Impact parameter (b)

0.962

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,989.1893

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.26300

Eq. Temperature

496K

(223 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

13.80

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.448

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

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

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

Valizadegan et al. 2022

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2022-02

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-1090

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,330 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

12.59 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.013 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.869 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.18

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.366 dex

Stellar density

0.090 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
858.77 parsec
Light-years 2,800.93 ly
V-band magnitude
15.31 mag
Voyager-speed travel 49,394,396 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.716.216.24B15.31V15.00Gaia15.00Kepler14.42TESS15.67Sloan g14.96Sloan r14.72Sloan i14.59Sloan z13.60J13.15H13.07K13.06W113.12W212.06W39.66W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.137 mas

Total Proper Motion

4.013 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

3.59 mas/yr

PM Declination

1.79 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.309 · y = -0.643 · z = 0.701

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 295.66290° · Dec 44.52582°

Galactic ℓ, b

77.970° · 10.320°

Ecliptic λ, β

314.821° · 64.025°

HTM-20 index

-1130536882

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