Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 1.64 Earth radii
- A mass of 3.33 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 1.24 g
- An orbital period of 87.518 days
- Semi-major axis 0.3770 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 451 K (178 °C)
- Distance from Earth 1,032.82 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.630
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 18,213,698 years
2 siblings around Kepler-130
Kepler-130 d shares its host star with 2 other confirmed planets. Side-by-side measurements below.
| Planet | Type | Radius (R⊕) | Mass (M⊕) | Period (d) | Eq. T (K) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kepler-130 b | Rocky Terrestrial | 1.02 | 1.04 | 8.457 | 982 | 2014 |
| Kepler-130 c | Sub-Neptune | 2.90 | 8.75 | 27.509 | 683 | 2014 |
| Kepler-130 d this | Super-Earth | 1.64 | 3.33 | 87.518 | 451 | 2014 |
Kepler-130 d Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Super-Earth
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#495of 1176
top 42.0%
This planet
1.64R⊕
Super-Earth median
1.60R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-130 d | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 1.64 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 3.33 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 4.15 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 1.24 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 9.83 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 121603794
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2101305259145506816
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2101305259145506816
System
Kepler-130
Percentile among Super-Earth cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 87.52 Earth days (24.0% of a terrestrial year) on a highly eccentric trajectory at a mean orbital distance of 0.3770 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.015 %
Duration
1.824 h
Impact parameter b
0.840
Rp / R★
0.009010
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,455,034.1581
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 145 ppm lasting ≈ 1.82 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.009010
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
77.200
Impact parameter (b)
0.840
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,455,034.1581
Angular separation (arcsec)
1.19000
Eq. Temperature
451K
(178 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
9.83
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.630
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
Rowe et al. 2014Instrument
Kepler CCD Array
Publication
2014-03
Observation locale
Space
Discovery cohort
Planets confirmed in 2014 at Kepler (12 shown).
Host System: Kepler-130
Spectral Class
G-type yellow (Sun-like)
Effective Temperature
5,884 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
5.89 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
1.127 R☉
Stellar Mass
0.927 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
-0.20
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.304 dex
Stellar density
0.630 g/cm³
Systemic radial velocity
21.92 km/s
Metallicity ratio
[M/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 14 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
3.129 mas
Total Proper Motion
31.242 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
-13.07 mas/yr
PM Declination
-28.38 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.242 · y = -0.724 · z = 0.646
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 288.45059° · Dec 40.24520°
Galactic ℓ, b
71.646° · 13.203°
Ecliptic λ, β
300.667° · 61.734°
HTM-20 index
-1475387712
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