Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 1.09 Earth radii
- A mass of 1.32 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 1.11 g
- An orbital period of 15.996 days
- Semi-major axis 0.1140 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 550 K (277 °C)
- Distance from Earth 1,122.60 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.583
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 19,796,985 years
- Almost certainly tidally locked to its host star given the close orbit
2 siblings around Kepler-332
Kepler-332 c 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-332 b | Rocky Terrestrial | 1.17 | 1.71 | 7.626 | 703 | 2014 |
| Kepler-332 c this | Rocky Terrestrial | 1.09 | 1.32 | 15.996 | 550 | 2014 |
| Kepler-332 d | Rocky Terrestrial | 1.18 | 1.76 | 34.212 | 427 | 2014 |
Kepler-332 c Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Rocky Terrestrial
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#240of 570
top 41.9%
This planet
1.09R⊕
Rocky Terrestrial median
1.01R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-332 c | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 1.09 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 1.32 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 5.60 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 1.11 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 19.99 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 158272257
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2130683904901068800
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2130683904901068800
System
Kepler-332
Percentile among Rocky Terrestrial cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 16.00 Earth days (4.4% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1140 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.022 %
Duration
3.379 h
Impact parameter b
0.080
Rp / R★
0.013216
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,454,977.2383
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 222 ppm lasting ≈ 3.38 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.013216
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
35.540
Impact parameter (b)
0.080
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,454,977.2383
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.33100
Eq. Temperature
550K
(277 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
19.99
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.583
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-332
Spectral Class
K-type orange
Effective Temperature
4,955 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
2.82 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
0.720 R☉
Stellar Mass
0.743 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
-0.13
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.611 dex
Stellar density
2.210 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
2.877 mas
Total Proper Motion
27.449 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
-26.82 mas/yr
PM Declination
-5.84 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.194 · y = -0.648 · z = 0.736
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 286.66278° · Dec 47.41369°
Galactic ℓ, b
77.954° · 17.204°
Ecliptic λ, β
302.724° · 68.968°
HTM-20 index
-644875230
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