Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2016

Kepler-1129 b

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-1129, located approximately 3,861.3 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.96 Earth radii
  • A mass of 9.06 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.03 g
  • An orbital period of 24.340 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.1648 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 737 K (464 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 3,861.30 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.322
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 68,093,945 years

1 sibling around Kepler-1129

Kepler-1129 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-1129 b this Sub-Neptune 2.96 9.06 24.340 737 2016
Kepler-1129 c Sub-Neptune 2.73 7.90 76.537 503 2016

Kepler-1129 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.96 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.264 R♃
Mass
9.06 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.029 M♃
Density
1.92 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.03 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.322
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

#551of 1978

top 27.8%

This planet

2.96R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-1129 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.9611.21
Mass (M⊕)1.009.06317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.921.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.032.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.0032.270.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 137212833

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2101651781408908160

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2101651781408908160

System

Kepler-1129

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.960 R⊕ · percentile 72 / cohort 1978
Mass 9.060 M⊕ · percentile 66 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 24.34 d · percentile 68 / cohort 1946
Distance 1,183.88 pc · percentile 86 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.322 · percentile 33 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
24.340 days
Semi-major axis
0.1648 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
87.53 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 24.34 Earth days (6.7% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1648 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.078 %

Duration

3.292 h

Impact parameter b

0.830

Rp / R★

0.026607

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,969.0594

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 777 ppm lasting ≈ 3.29 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.026607

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

21.500

Impact parameter (b)

0.830

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,969.0594

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.13900

Eq. Temperature

737K

(464 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

32.27

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.322

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-1129

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,831 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

4.07 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.000 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.000 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

-0.04

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.440 dex

Stellar density

1.190 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
1,183.88 parsec
Light-years 3,861.30 ly
V-band magnitude
15.66 mag
Voyager-speed travel 68,093,945 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.416.916.93B15.66V15.26Gaia15.28Kepler14.78TESS15.74Sloan g15.26Sloan r15.08Sloan i15.01Sloan z14.17J13.80H13.78K13.66W113.71W212.35W39.39W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

0.817 mas

Total Proper Motion

6.686 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

1.73 mas/yr

PM Declination

-6.46 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.277 · y = -0.698 · z = 0.660

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 291.60450° · Dec 41.30933°

Galactic ℓ, b

73.676° · 11.500°

Ecliptic λ, β

306.176° · 62.062°

HTM-20 index

-514565195

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