Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 1.72 Earth radii
- A mass of 3.59 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 1.22 g
- An orbital period of 4.309 days
- Semi-major axis 0.0551 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 1,134 K (861 °C)
- Distance from Earth 3,056.12 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.249
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 53,894,746 years
2 siblings around Kepler-160
Kepler-160 b 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-160 b this | Super-Earth | 1.72 | 3.59 | 4.309 | 1,134 | 2014 |
| Kepler-160 c | Sub-Neptune | 3.76 | 13.60 | 13.699 | 771 | 2014 |
| Kepler-160 d | Unclassified | — | 100.00 | 30.000 | — | 2020 |
Kepler-160 b Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Super-Earth
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#383of 1176
top 32.5%
This planet
1.72R⊕
Super-Earth median
1.60R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-160 b | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 1.72 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 3.59 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 3.91 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 1.22 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 396.62 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 158555483
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2102587087846067712
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2102587087846067712
System
Kepler-160
Percentile among Super-Earth cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 4.31 Earth days (1.2% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0551 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.031 %
Duration
2.898 h
Impact parameter b
0.190
Rp / R★
0.013990
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,454,967.0320
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 311 ppm lasting ≈ 2.90 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.013990
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
10.620
Impact parameter (b)
0.190
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,454,967.0320
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.05880
Eq. Temperature
1,134K
(861 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
396.62
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.249
0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical
Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the dayside is scorched.
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-160
Spectral Class
G-type yellow (Sun-like)
Effective Temperature
5,471 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
6.03 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
1.118 R☉
Stellar Mass
1.003 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
0.20
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.470 dex
Stellar density
1.200 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
1.039 mas
Total Proper Motion
6.265 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
3.48 mas/yr
PM Declination
-5.21 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.224 · y = -0.698 · z = 0.680
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 287.77357° · Dec 42.86928°
Galactic ℓ, b
73.903° · 14.735°
Ecliptic λ, β
301.175° · 64.397°
HTM-20 index
-1922886593
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