Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 1.63 Earth radii
- A mass of 3.29 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 1.24 g
- An orbital period of 4.069 days
- Semi-major axis 0.0450 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 802 K (529 °C)
- Distance from Earth 929.91 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.367
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 16,398,903 years
- Almost certainly tidally locked to its host star given the close orbit
1 sibling around Kepler-202
Kepler-202 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-202 b this | Super-Earth | 1.63 | 3.29 | 4.069 | 802 | 2014 |
| Kepler-202 c | Super-Earth | 1.85 | 4.08 | 16.282 | 505 | 2014 |
Kepler-202 b Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Super-Earth
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#517of 1176
top 43.9%
This planet
1.63R⊕
Super-Earth median
1.60R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-202 b | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 1.63 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 3.29 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 4.17 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 1.24 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 108.50 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 258202719
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2104376405579347968
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2104376405579347968
System
Kepler-202
Percentile among Super-Earth cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 4.07 Earth days (1.1% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0450 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.055 %
Duration
2.067 h
Impact parameter b
0.640
Rp / R★
0.020652
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,455,004.0158
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 549 ppm lasting ≈ 2.07 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.020652
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
15.491
Impact parameter (b)
0.640
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,455,004.0158
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.15800
Eq. Temperature
802K
(529 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
108.50
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.367
0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical
Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the surface is too hot to retain surface water. Close-orbiting tidally-locked around a cool host.
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-202
Spectral Class
K-type orange
Effective Temperature
4,668 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
3.24 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
0.667 R☉
Stellar Mass
0.683 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
-0.21
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.650 dex
Stellar density
2.220 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 17 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
3.479 mas
Total Proper Motion
50.264 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
10.37 mas/yr
PM Declination
-49.18 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.169 · y = -0.732 · z = 0.660
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 282.97349° · Dec 41.32180°
Galactic ℓ, b
71.006° · 17.443°
Ecliptic λ, β
292.409° · 63.755°
HTM-20 index
-1031535246
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