Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 1.16 Earth radii
- A mass of 1.65 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 1.23 g
- An orbital period of 3.615 days
- Semi-major axis 0.0480 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 1,347 K (1074 °C)
- Distance from Earth 2,487.25 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.225
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 43,862,697 years
2 siblings around Kepler-363
Kepler-363 b 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-363 b this | Rocky Terrestrial | 1.16 | 1.65 | 3.615 | 1,347 | 2014 |
| Kepler-363 c | Super-Earth | 1.69 | 66.40 | 7.542 | 1,054 | 2014 |
| Kepler-363 d | Sub-Neptune | 2.05 | 4.86 | 11.932 | 905 | 2014 |
Kepler-363 b Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Rocky Terrestrial
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#147of 570
top 25.6%
This planet
1.16R⊕
Rocky Terrestrial median
1.01R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-363 b | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 1.16 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 1.65 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 5.81 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 1.23 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 1,000.24 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 258349590
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2104466153215402624
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2104466153215402624
System
Kepler-363
Percentile among Rocky Terrestrial cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 3.61 Earth days (1.0% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0480 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.006 %
Duration
3.401 h
Impact parameter b
0.060
Rp / R★
0.007519
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,454,967.6966
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 65 ppm lasting ≈ 3.40 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.007519
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
5.090
Impact parameter (b)
0.060
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,454,967.6966
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.06290
Eq. Temperature
1,347K
(1074 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
1,000.24
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.225
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-363
Spectral Class
G-type yellow (Sun-like)
Effective Temperature
5,593 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
5.50 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
1.485 R☉
Stellar Mass
1.226 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
0.40
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.152 dex
Stellar density
0.310 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[M/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 17 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
1.282 mas
Total Proper Motion
12.967 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
-4.94 mas/yr
PM Declination
11.99 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.171 · y = -0.731 · z = 0.660
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 283.19208° · Dec 41.30542°
Galactic ℓ, b
71.053° · 17.284°
Ecliptic λ, β
292.764° · 63.706°
HTM-20 index
-840326670
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