Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2023

Kepler-1990 b

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-1990, located approximately 1,280.9 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 3.27 Earth radii
  • A mass of 10.70 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.00 g
  • An orbital period of 1.735 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0286 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 1,554 K (1281 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 1,280.94 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.136
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 22,589,408 years

1 sibling around Kepler-1990

Kepler-1990 b 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-1990 b this Sub-Neptune 3.27 10.70 1.735 1,554 2023
Kepler-1990 c Rocky Terrestrial 0.98 0.90 4.068 1,170 2023

Kepler-1990 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
3.27 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.292 R♃
Mass
10.70 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.034 M♃
Density
1.68 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.00 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.136
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

#297of 1978

top 15.0%

This planet

3.27R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-1990 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.003.2711.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0010.70317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.681.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.002.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.001,372.870.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 269119490

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2076121602454770560

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2076121602454770560

System

Kepler-1990

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 3.270 R⊕ · percentile 85 / cohort 1978
Mass 10.700 M⊕ · percentile 78 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 1.74 d · percentile 1 / cohort 1946
Distance 392.74 pc · percentile 41 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.136 · percentile 2 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
1.735 days
Semi-major axis
0.0286 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
89.57 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 1.74 Earth days (0.5% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0286 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.095 %

Duration

2.274 h

Impact parameter b

0.045

Rp / R★

0.027957

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,968.0600

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 953 ppm lasting ≈ 2.27 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.027957

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

6.016

Impact parameter (b)

0.045

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,968.0600

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.07280

Eq. Temperature

1,554K

(1281 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

1,372.87

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.136

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the dayside is scorched.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Valizadegan et al. 2023

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2023-05

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-1990

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,751 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

2.50 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.071 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.028 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.21

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.391 dex

Stellar density

1.368 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
392.74 parsec
Light-years 1,280.94 ly
V-band magnitude
11.95 mag
Voyager-speed travel 22,589,408 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.013.313.26B11.95V12.58Gaia12.57Kepler12.12TESS12.99Sloan g12.58Sloan r12.38Sloan i12.36Sloan z11.40J11.12H11.06K10.68W110.66W210.58W38.99W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

2.518 mas

Total Proper Motion

10.845 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-3.15 mas/yr

PM Declination

-10.38 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.354 · y = -0.620 · z = 0.700

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 299.70474° · Dec 44.43571°

Galactic ℓ, b

79.324° · 7.763°

Ecliptic λ, β

320.605° · 62.753°

HTM-20 index

-1731411218

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