Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2023

Kepler-1991 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-1991, located approximately 2,791.3 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.57 Earth radii
  • A mass of 7.13 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.08 g
  • An orbital period of 22.790 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.1528 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 634 K (361 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 2,791.31 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.395
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 49,224,719 years

1 sibling around Kepler-1991

Kepler-1991 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-1991 b Super-Earth 1.47 2.76 13.261 760 2023
Kepler-1991 c this Sub-Neptune 2.57 7.13 22.790 634 2023

Kepler-1991 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.57 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.229 R♃
Mass
7.13 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.022 M♃
Density
2.31 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.08 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.395
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

#1074of 1978

top 54.2%

This planet

2.57R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-1991 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.5711.21
Mass (M⊕)1.007.13317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.311.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.082.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.0038.270.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 164831457

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2106371744306291328

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2106371744306291328

System

Kepler-1991

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.570 R⊕ · percentile 45 / cohort 1978
Mass 7.130 M⊕ · percentile 42 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 22.79 d · percentile 66 / cohort 1946
Distance 855.82 pc · percentile 69 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.395 · percentile 51 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
22.790 days
Semi-major axis
0.1528 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
89.94 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 22.79 Earth days (6.2% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1528 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.062 %

Duration

5.039 h

Impact parameter b

0.036

Rp / R★

0.022330

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,971.6852

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 618 ppm lasting ≈ 5.04 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.022330

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

35.303

Impact parameter (b)

0.036

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,971.6852

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.17900

Eq. Temperature

634K

(361 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

38.27

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.395

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-1991

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,478 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

6.76 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.053 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.914 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.16

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.354 dex

Stellar density

1.603 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
855.82 parsec
Light-years 2,791.31 ly
V-band magnitude
15.05 mag
Voyager-speed travel 49,224,719 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 15 bands

9.315.315.05V14.72Gaia14.77Kepler14.22TESS15.29Sloan g14.69Sloan r14.54Sloan i14.46Sloan z13.54J13.19H13.07K12.99W113.03W212.73W39.33W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.140 mas

Total Proper Motion

15.107 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-7.94 mas/yr

PM Declination

-12.85 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.183 · y = -0.682 · z = 0.708

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 285.03605° · Dec 45.07099°

Galactic ℓ, b

75.239° · 17.395°

Ecliptic λ, β

298.026° · 67.053°

HTM-20 index

416626189

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