Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2023

Kepler-1610 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-1610, located approximately 2,819.1 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.09 Earth radii
  • A mass of 5.02 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.15 g
  • An orbital period of 44.985 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.2323 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 433 K (160 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 2,819.07 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.600
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 49,714,251 years

1 sibling around Kepler-1610

Kepler-1610 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-1610 b Super-Earth 1.61 3.22 8.702 750 2016
Kepler-1610 c this Sub-Neptune 2.09 5.02 44.985 433 2023

Kepler-1610 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.09 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.186 R♃
Mass
5.02 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.016 M♃
Density
3.02 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.15 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.600
HZ Position Inner
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2023
Method Transit
Facility Kepler
Telescope 0.95 m Kepler Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#1832of 1978

top 92.6%

This planet

2.09R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-1610 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.0911.21
Mass (M⊕)1.005.02317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.513.021.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.152.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.008.340.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 272073436

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2079807646464016256

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2079807646464016256

System

Kepler-1610

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.090 R⊕ · percentile 7 / cohort 1978
Mass 5.020 M⊕ · percentile 8 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 44.99 d · percentile 83 / cohort 1946
Distance 864.33 pc · percentile 70 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.600 · percentile 82 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
44.985 days
Semi-major axis
0.2323 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
89.41 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 44.99 Earth days (12.3% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.2323 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.062 %

Duration

4.164 h

Impact parameter b

0.664

Rp / R★

0.023975

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,983.5703

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 618 ppm lasting ≈ 4.16 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.023975

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

64.400

Impact parameter (b)

0.664

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,983.5703

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.26900

Eq. Temperature

433K

(160 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

8.34

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.600

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. 2023

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2023-05

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-1610

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,295 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

4.68 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.800 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.825 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

-0.10

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.548 dex

Stellar density

2.493 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
864.33 parsec
Light-years 2,819.07 ly
V-band magnitude
16.08 mag
Voyager-speed travel 49,714,251 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.517.017.02B16.08V15.81Gaia15.85Kepler15.22TESS16.55Sloan g15.79Sloan r15.55Sloan i15.40Sloan z14.31J13.91H13.91K13.82W113.88W212.87W39.52W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.129 mas

Total Proper Motion

4.663 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-4.64 mas/yr

PM Declination

-0.41 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.307 · y = -0.632 · z = 0.712

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 295.90498° · Dec 45.40543°

Galactic ℓ, b

78.841° · 10.583°

Ecliptic λ, β

315.999° · 64.762°

HTM-20 index

-2026207106

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