Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 1.65 Earth radii
- A mass of 3.36 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 1.23 g
- An orbital period of 3.290 days
- Semi-major axis 0.0440 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 1,116 K (843 °C)
- Distance from Earth 2,857.27 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.257
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 50,387,955 years
1 sibling around Kepler-360
Kepler-360 b 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-360 b this | Super-Earth | 1.65 | 3.36 | 3.290 | 1,116 | 2014 |
| Kepler-360 c | Sub-Neptune | 2.10 | 5.06 | 7.186 | 860 | 2014 |
Kepler-360 b Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Super-Earth
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#485of 1176
top 41.2%
This planet
1.65R⊕
Super-Earth median
1.60R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-360 b | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 1.65 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 3.36 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 4.11 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 1.23 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 415.43 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 158213532
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2106316012810255104
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2106316012810255104
System
Kepler-360
Percentile among Super-Earth cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 3.29 Earth days (0.9% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0440 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.025 %
Duration
2.312 h
Impact parameter b
0.070
Rp / R★
0.014398
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,454,964.7560
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 246 ppm lasting ≈ 2.31 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.014398
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
10.948
Impact parameter (b)
0.070
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,454,964.7560
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.05020
Eq. Temperature
1,116K
(843 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
415.43
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.257
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-360
Spectral Class
F-type yellow-white
Effective Temperature
6,053 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
1.41 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
1.058 R☉
Stellar Mass
0.994 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
0.15
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.423 dex
Stellar density
1.310 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
1.113 mas
Total Proper Motion
2.920 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
-2.31 mas/yr
PM Declination
-1.79 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.199 · y = -0.681 · z = 0.704
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 286.28471° · Dec 44.78158°
Galactic ℓ, b
75.300° · 16.467°
Ecliptic λ, β
299.984° · 66.534°
HTM-20 index
-1988980504
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