Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 1.37 Earth radii
- A mass of 2.45 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 1.31 g
- An orbital period of 3.468 days
- Semi-major axis 0.0420 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 1,098 K (825 °C)
- Distance from Earth 4,001.44 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.277
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 70,565,477 years
3 siblings around Kepler-286
Kepler-286 c shares its host star with 3 other confirmed planets. Side-by-side measurements below.
| Planet | Type | Radius (R⊕) | Mass (M⊕) | Period (d) | Eq. T (K) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kepler-286 b | Rocky Terrestrial | 1.24 | 2.07 | 1.796 | 1,367 | 2014 |
| Kepler-286 c this | Super-Earth | 1.37 | 2.45 | 3.468 | 1,098 | 2014 |
| Kepler-286 d | Super-Earth | 1.33 | 2.33 | 5.914 | 919 | 2014 |
| Kepler-286 e | Super-Earth | 1.77 | 3.78 | 29.221 | 539 | 2014 |
Kepler-286 c Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Super-Earth
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#966of 1176
top 82.1%
This planet
1.37R⊕
Super-Earth median
1.60R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-286 c | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 1.37 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 2.45 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 5.24 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 1.31 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 353.00 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 290035455
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2129503716608032256
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2129503716608032256
System
Kepler-286
Percentile among Super-Earth cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 3.47 Earth days (0.9% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0420 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.024 %
Duration
2.305 h
Impact parameter b
0.200
Rp / R★
0.014856
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,454,969.0032
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 244 ppm lasting ≈ 2.31 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.014856
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
11.290
Impact parameter (b)
0.200
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,454,969.0032
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.03420
Eq. Temperature
1,098K
(825 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
353.00
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.277
0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical
Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the dayside is scorched.
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-286
Spectral Class
G-type yellow (Sun-like)
Effective Temperature
5,580 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
2.75 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
0.863 R☉
Stellar Mass
0.830 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
-0.25
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.495 dex
Stellar density
1.450 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
0.789 mas
Total Proper Motion
2.268 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
1.00 mas/yr
PM Declination
2.04 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.235 · y = -0.622 · z = 0.747
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 290.67619° · Dec 48.29424°
Galactic ℓ, b
79.886° · 15.064°
Ecliptic λ, β
310.591° · 68.838°
HTM-20 index
-343373937
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