Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2016

Kepler-1312 b

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-1312, located approximately 975.5 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.10 Earth radii
  • A mass of 5.06 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.15 g
  • An orbital period of 5.448 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0605 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 978 K (705 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 975.55 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.273
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 17,203,746 years

1 sibling around Kepler-1312

Kepler-1312 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-1312 c Rocky Terrestrial 1.03 1.07 1.116 1,659 2021
Kepler-1312 b this Sub-Neptune 2.10 5.06 5.448 978 2016

Kepler-1312 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.10 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.187 R♃
Mass
5.06 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.016 M♃
Density
3.00 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.15 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.273
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

#1818of 1978

top 91.9%

This planet

2.10R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-1312 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.1011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.005.06317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.513.001.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.152.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00219.120.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 137899873

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2053550106200274688

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2053550106200274688

System

Kepler-1312

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.100 R⊕ · percentile 7 / cohort 1978
Mass 5.060 M⊕ · percentile 9 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 5.45 d · percentile 14 / cohort 1946
Distance 299.10 pc · percentile 35 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.273 · percentile 21 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
5.448 days
Semi-major axis
0.0605 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
87.71 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 5.45 Earth days (1.5% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0605 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.053 %

Duration

2.225 h

Impact parameter b

0.101

Rp / R★

0.021086

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,965.4903

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 529 ppm lasting ≈ 2.23 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.021086

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

19.020

Impact parameter (b)

0.101

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,965.4903

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.20200

Eq. Temperature

978K

(705 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

219.12

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.273

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-1312

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,719 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

2.00 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.920 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.990 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

-0.02

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.510 dex

Stellar density

1.340 g/cm³

Systemic radial velocity

-8.41 km/s

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
299.10 parsec
Light-years 975.55 ly
V-band magnitude
12.49 mag
Voyager-speed travel 17,203,746 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

8.713.313.29B12.49V12.38Gaia12.43Kepler11.92TESS12.88Sloan g12.37Sloan r12.24Sloan i12.18Sloan z11.32J10.95H10.91K10.87W110.90W210.93W38.71W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

3.315 mas

Total Proper Motion

9.466 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

8.29 mas/yr

PM Declination

-4.57 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.294 · y = -0.694 · z = 0.657

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 292.97128° · Dec 41.03575°

Galactic ℓ, b

73.896° · 10.457°

Ecliptic λ, β

308.053° · 61.474°

HTM-20 index

1756856439

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