Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2021

Kepler-1705 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the f-type yellow-white Kepler-1705, located approximately 5,327.7 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.05 Earth radii
  • A mass of 5.42 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.29 g
  • An orbital period of 11.280 days
  • Distance from Earth 5,327.73 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.793
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 93,954,437 years

1 sibling around Kepler-1705

Kepler-1705 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-1705 b Sub-Neptune 2.03 4.47 9.035 789 2021
Kepler-1705 c this Sub-Neptune 2.05 5.42 11.280 2021

Kepler-1705 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.05 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.183 R♃
Mass
5.42 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.017 M♃
Density
3.53 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.29 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.793
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2021
Method Transit
Facility Kepler
Telescope 0.95 m Kepler Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#1888of 1978

top 95.4%

This planet

2.05R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-1705 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.0511.21
Mass (M⊕)1.005.42317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.513.531.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.292.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 5.420 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 185335907

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2081875484241210240

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2081875484241210240

System

Kepler-1705

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.050 R⊕ · percentile 4 / cohort 1978
Mass 5.420 M⊕ · percentile 15 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 11.28 d · percentile 39 / cohort 1946
Distance 1,633.49 pc · percentile 94 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.793 · percentile 100 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
11.280 days
Semi-major axis
AU
Eccentricity
0.028
Inclination
88.89 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 11.28 Earth days (3.1% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit.

Transit Fingerprint

Impact parameter b

0.340

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,455,207.3960

Extended Orbital Architecture

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

17.640

Impact parameter (b)

0.340

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,455,207.3960

Long. of periastron (ω)

-38.00°

Eq. Temperature

 

Insolation (S⊕)

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.793

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Detection Signatures

Transit photometry

A transit dip has been observed from at least one telescope.

Transit timing variations

Gravitational interactions from neighbours have been detected.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Leleu et al. 2021

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2021-11

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-1705

Spectral Class

F-type yellow-white

Effective Temperature

6,312 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

2.59 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.259 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.139 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

-0.20

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.298 dex

Stellar density

0.797 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
1,633.49 parsec
Light-years 5,327.73 ly
V-band magnitude
15.80 mag
Voyager-speed travel 93,954,437 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 12 bands

13.716.716.67B15.80V15.50Gaia15.51Kepler14.97TESS16.06Sloan g15.48Sloan r15.28Sloan i15.16Sloan z14.21J13.87H13.74K

Astrometric Data

Parallax

0.585 mas

Total Proper Motion

2.990 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-1.08 mas/yr

PM Declination

-2.79 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.375 · y = -0.610 · z = 0.699

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 301.57853° · Dec 44.31216°

Galactic ℓ, b

79.920° · 6.555°

Ecliptic λ, β

323.089° · 62.056°

HTM-20 index

-642201263

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