Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 1.36 Earth radii
- A mass of 2.42 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 1.31 g
- An orbital period of 33.884 days
- Semi-major axis 0.1920 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 533 K (260 °C)
- Distance from Earth 5,542.01 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.577
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 97,733,343 years
2 siblings around Kepler-295
Kepler-295 d 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-295 b | Rocky Terrestrial | 1.22 | 1.98 | 12.645 | 741 | 2014 |
| Kepler-295 c | Rocky Terrestrial | 1.17 | 1.71 | 21.526 | 621 | 2014 |
| Kepler-295 d this | Super-Earth | 1.36 | 2.42 | 33.884 | 533 | 2014 |
Kepler-295 d Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Super-Earth
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#981of 1176
top 83.3%
This planet
1.36R⊕
Super-Earth median
1.60R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-295 d | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 1.36 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 2.42 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 5.29 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 1.31 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 104.96 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 164890864
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2106402496271967360
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2106402496271967360
System
Kepler-295
Percentile among Super-Earth cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 33.88 Earth days (9.3% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1920 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.022 %
Duration
5.373 h
Impact parameter b
0.500
Rp / R★
0.016800
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,454,993.0063
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 224 ppm lasting ≈ 5.37 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.016800
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
14.700
Impact parameter (b)
0.500
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,454,993.0063
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.11300
Eq. Temperature
533K
(260 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
104.96
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.577
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
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-295
Spectral Class
G-type yellow (Sun-like)
Effective Temperature
5,603 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
6.46 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
0.898 R☉
Stellar Mass
0.890 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
-0.03
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.444 dex
Stellar density
0.100 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
0.559 mas
Total Proper Motion
2.626 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
-2.60 mas/yr
PM Declination
0.33 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.186 · y = -0.678 · z = 0.712
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 285.34584° · Dec 45.36778°
Galactic ℓ, b
75.612° · 17.300°
Ecliptic λ, β
298.773° · 67.280°
HTM-20 index
-1528359956
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