Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2021

Kepler-1322 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-1322, located approximately 4,404.1 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.15 Earth radii
  • A mass of 5.29 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.14 g
  • An orbital period of 6.460 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0652 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 883 K (610 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 4,404.15 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.302
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 77,667,176 years

1 sibling around Kepler-1322

Kepler-1322 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-1322 b Super-Earth 1.61 3.22 0.963 1,666 2016
Kepler-1322 c this Sub-Neptune 2.15 5.29 6.460 883 2021

Kepler-1322 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.15 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.192 R♃
Mass
5.29 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.017 M♃
Density
2.90 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.14 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.302
HZ Position Inner
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2021
Method Transit
Facility Kepler
Telescope 0.95 m Kepler Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#1740of 1978

top 87.9%

This planet

2.15R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-1322 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.1511.21
Mass (M⊕)1.005.29317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.901.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.142.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00144.060.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 275490412

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2126524001437900928

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2126524001437900928

System

Kepler-1322

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.155 R⊕ · percentile 12 / cohort 1978
Mass 5.290 M⊕ · percentile 13 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 6.46 d · percentile 20 / cohort 1946
Distance 1,350.32 pc · percentile 90 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.302 · percentile 28 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
6.460 days
Semi-major axis
0.0652 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
86.82 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 6.46 Earth days (1.8% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0652 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.039 %

Duration

1.785 h

Impact parameter b

0.111

Rp / R★

0.018766

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,968.9646

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 394 ppm lasting ≈ 1.79 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.018766

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

28.000

Impact parameter (b)

0.111

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,968.9646

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.04830

Eq. Temperature

883K

(610 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

144.06

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.302

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. 2022

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2022-02

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-1322

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,704 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

0.40 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.804 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.897 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

-0.30

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.575 dex

Stellar density

1.505 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
1,350.32 parsec
Light-years 4,404.15 ly
V-band magnitude
15.88 mag
Voyager-speed travel 77,667,176 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.416.816.84B15.88V15.78Gaia15.81Kepler15.25TESS16.36Sloan g15.76Sloan r15.57Sloan i15.51Sloan z14.57J14.17H14.07K14.08W114.06W212.79W39.38W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

0.713 mas

Total Proper Motion

3.779 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-0.60 mas/yr

PM Declination

-3.73 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.276 · y = -0.645 · z = 0.712

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 293.20450° · Dec 45.43539°

Galactic ℓ, b

77.983° · 12.282°

Ecliptic λ, β

311.879° · 65.535°

HTM-20 index

-1580469352

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