Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 2.46 Earth radii
- A mass of 6.62 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 1.09 g
- An orbital period of 37.633 days
- Semi-major axis 0.1861 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 299 K (26 °C)
- Distance from Earth 1,480.08 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.753
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 26,101,203 years
- Almost certainly tidally locked to its host star given the close orbit
3 siblings around Kepler-1388
Kepler-1388 e shares its host star with 3 other confirmed planets. Side-by-side measurements below.
| Planet | Type | Radius (R⊕) | Mass (M⊕) | Period (d) | Eq. T (K) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kepler-1388 c | Sub-Neptune | 2.26 | 5.73 | 5.536 | 566 | 2016 |
| Kepler-1388 b | Sub-Neptune | 2.59 | 7.22 | 12.285 | 434 | 2016 |
| Kepler-1388 d | Sub-Neptune | 2.86 | 8.55 | 20.957 | 363 | 2016 |
| Kepler-1388 e this | Sub-Neptune | 2.46 | 6.62 | 37.633 | 299 | 2016 |
Kepler-1388 e Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Sub-Neptune
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#1245of 1978
top 62.9%
This planet
2.46R⊕
Sub-Neptune median
2.71R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-1388 e | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 2.46 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 6.62 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 2.44 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 1.09 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 3.97 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 164524311
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2107617246162706048
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2107617246162706048
System
Kepler-1388
Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 37.63 Earth days (10.3% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1861 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.166 %
Duration
4.547 h
Impact parameter b
0.296
Rp / R★
0.036595
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,454,991.8322
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 1,662 ppm lasting ≈ 4.55 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.036595
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
62.800
Impact parameter (b)
0.296
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,454,991.8322
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.41000
Eq. Temperature
299K
(26 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
3.97
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.753
0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical
Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — liquid water is physically possible with adequate atmospheric pressure. Close-orbiting tidally-locked around a cool host.
Discovery Paper
Primary reference
Morton et al. 2016Instrument
Kepler CCD Array
Publication
2016-05
Observation locale
Space
Discovery cohort
Planets confirmed in 2016 at Kepler (12 shown).
Host System: Kepler-1388
Spectral Class
K-type orange
Effective Temperature
4,098 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
4.47 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
0.610 R☉
Stellar Mass
0.630 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
0.02
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.670 dex
Stellar density
3.828 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
2.175 mas
Total Proper Motion
16.932 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
-7.32 mas/yr
PM Declination
-15.27 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.157 · y = -0.661 · z = 0.733
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 283.33602° · Dec 47.17445°
Galactic ℓ, b
76.884° · 19.232°
Ecliptic λ, β
296.450° · 69.392°
HTM-20 index
1364629176
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