Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2016

Kepler-1129 c

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 2.73 Earth radii
  • A mass of 7.90 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.06 g
  • An orbital period of 76.537 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.3537 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 503 K (230 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 3,861.30 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.477
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 68,093,945 years

1 sibling around Kepler-1129

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

Kepler-1129 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.73 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.244 R♃
Mass
7.90 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.025 M♃
Density
2.13 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.06 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.477
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

#823of 1978

top 41.6%

This planet

2.73R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-1129 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.7311.21
Mass (M⊕)1.007.90317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.131.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.062.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.007.010.037

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 2.730 R⊕ · percentile 58 / cohort 1978
Mass 7.900 M⊕ · percentile 53 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 76.54 d · percentile 91 / cohort 1946
Distance 1,183.88 pc · percentile 86 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.477 · percentile 67 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
76.537 days
Semi-major axis
0.3537 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
89.82 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 76.54 Earth days (21.0% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.3537 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.065 %

Duration

5.693 h

Impact parameter b

0.064

Rp / R★

0.024564

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,997.1549

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 652 ppm lasting ≈ 5.69 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.024564

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

105.000

Impact parameter (b)

0.064

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,997.1549

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.29900

Eq. Temperature

503K

(230 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

7.01

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.477

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

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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