Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 1.81 Earth radii
- A mass of 3.93 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 1.20 g
- An orbital period of 59.284 days
- Semi-major axis 0.2832 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 401 K (128 °C)
- Distance from Earth 3,066.55 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.673
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 54,078,687 years
1 sibling around Kepler-1162
Kepler-1162 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-1162 b | Sub-Neptune | 2.21 | 5.52 | 32.564 | 490 | 2016 |
| Kepler-1162 c this | Super-Earth | 1.81 | 3.93 | 59.284 | 401 | 2023 |
Kepler-1162 c Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Super-Earth
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#248of 1176
top 21.0%
This planet
1.81R⊕
Super-Earth median
1.60R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-1162 c | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 3.93 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 3.64 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 1.20 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 6.14 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 164522726
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2106996095111385728
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2106996095111385728
System
Kepler-1162
Percentile among Super-Earth cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 59.28 Earth days (16.2% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.2832 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.042 %
Duration
5.420 h
Impact parameter b
0.556
Rp / R★
0.019300
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,454,981.7541
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 424 ppm lasting ≈ 5.42 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.019300
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
71.400
Impact parameter (b)
0.556
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,454,981.7541
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.30100
Eq. Temperature
401K
(128 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
6.14
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.673
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
Valizadegan et al. 2023Instrument
Kepler CCD Array
Publication
2023-05
Observation locale
Space
Discovery cohort
Planets confirmed in 2023 at Kepler (12 shown).
Host System: Kepler-1162
Spectral Class
G-type yellow (Sun-like)
Effective Temperature
5,225 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
0.50 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
0.859 R☉
Stellar Mass
0.861 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
0.14
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.505 dex
Stellar density
1.956 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
1.035 mas
Total Proper Motion
27.844 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
-13.56 mas/yr
PM Declination
-24.32 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.161 · y = -0.683 · z = 0.712
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 283.29203° · Dec 45.43398°
Galactic ℓ, b
75.141° · 18.672°
Ecliptic λ, β
295.175° · 67.715°
HTM-20 index
288692159
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