Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 1.96 Earth radii
- A mass of 4.50 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 1.17 g
- An orbital period of 12.248 days
- Semi-major axis 0.1050 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 763 K (490 °C)
- Distance from Earth 3,068.23 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.363
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 54,108,194 years
1 sibling around Kepler-349
Kepler-349 c 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-349 b | Super-Earth | 1.90 | 94.50 | 5.930 | 972 | 2014 |
| Kepler-349 c this | Super-Earth | 1.96 | 4.50 | 12.248 | 763 | 2014 |
Kepler-349 c Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Super-Earth
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#49of 1176
top 4.1%
This planet
1.96R⊕
Super-Earth median
1.60R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-349 c | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 1.96 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 4.50 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 3.28 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 1.17 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 94.49 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 270615037
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2126415051008325376
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2126415051008325376
System
Kepler-349
Percentile among Super-Earth cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 12.25 Earth days (3.4% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1050 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.047 %
Duration
3.278 h
Impact parameter b
0.150
Rp / R★
0.019781
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,454,971.2170
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 470 ppm lasting ≈ 3.28 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.019781
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
28.250
Impact parameter (b)
0.150
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,454,971.2170
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.11200
Eq. Temperature
763K
(490 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
94.49
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.363
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-349
Spectral Class
G-type yellow (Sun-like)
Effective Temperature
5,956 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
0.55 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
0.927 R☉
Stellar Mass
1.083 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
0.15
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.518 dex
Stellar density
1.100 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[M/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
1.035 mas
Total Proper Motion
1.807 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
0.58 mas/yr
PM Declination
1.71 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.286 · y = -0.652 · z = 0.702
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 293.67647° · Dec 44.61560°
Galactic ℓ, b
77.386° · 11.617°
Ecliptic λ, β
311.882° · 64.650°
HTM-20 index
-1620881650
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