Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 1.98 Earth radii
- A mass of 37.90 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 9.67 g
- An orbital period of 3.354 days
- Semi-major axis 0.0370 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 615 K (342 °C)
- Distance from Earth 864.29 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.318
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 15,241,763 years
- Almost certainly tidally locked to its host star given the close orbit
2 siblings around Kepler-267
Kepler-267 b shares its host star with 2 other confirmed planets. Side-by-side measurements below.
| Planet | Type | Radius (R⊕) | Mass (M⊕) | Period (d) | Eq. T (K) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kepler-267 b this | Super-Earth | 1.98 | 37.90 | 3.354 | 615 | 2014 |
| Kepler-267 c | Sub-Neptune | 2.13 | 5.18 | 6.877 | 484 | 2014 |
| Kepler-267 d | Sub-Neptune | 2.27 | 5.77 | 28.465 | 301 | 2014 |
Kepler-267 b Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Super-Earth
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#25of 1176
top 2.0%
This planet
1.98R⊕
Super-Earth median
1.60R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-267 b | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 1.98 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 37.90 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 26.80 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 9.67 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 45.84 | 0.037 |
Alternative Mass Estimates
| Method | Value | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Best measured mass | 37.900 M⊕ | Direct mass measurement (not derived). |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 269357457
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2085626983551485440
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2085626983551485440
System
Kepler-267
Percentile among Super-Earth cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 3.35 Earth days (0.9% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0370 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.126 %
Duration
1.494 h
Impact parameter b
0.220
Rp / R★
0.032813
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,454,967.8689
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 1,265 ppm lasting ≈ 1.49 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.032813
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
18.114
Impact parameter (b)
0.220
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,454,967.8689
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.14000
Eq. Temperature
615K
(342 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
45.84
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.318
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-267
Spectral Class
M-type red dwarf
Effective Temperature
4,258 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
3.06 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
0.555 R☉
Stellar Mass
0.542 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
-0.18
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.729 dex
Stellar density
4.693 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
3.745 mas
Total Proper Motion
37.232 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
28.59 mas/yr
PM Declination
23.86 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.338 · y = -0.590 · z = 0.733
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 299.83057° · Dec 47.15757°
Galactic ℓ, b
81.738° · 9.073°
Ecliptic λ, β
323.577° · 65.144°
HTM-20 index
988276124
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