Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 1.79 Earth radii
- A mass of 3.86 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 1.20 g
- An orbital period of 14.172 days
- Semi-major axis 0.1150 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 873 K (600 °C)
- Distance from Earth 3,010.64 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.326
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 53,092,605 years
1 sibling around Kepler-376
Kepler-376 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-376 b | Rocky Terrestrial | 1.07 | 1.24 | 4.920 | 1,242 | 2014 |
| Kepler-376 c this | Super-Earth | 1.79 | 3.86 | 14.172 | 873 | 2014 |
Kepler-376 c Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Super-Earth
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#271of 1176
top 23.0%
This planet
1.79R⊕
Super-Earth median
1.60R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-376 c | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 3.86 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 3.70 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 1.20 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 168.29 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 137219378
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2052681801251572480
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2052681801254023808
System
Kepler-376
Percentile among Super-Earth cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 14.17 Earth days (3.9% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1150 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.025 %
Duration
2.610 h
Impact parameter b
0.190
Rp / R★
0.014719
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,454,975.5980
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 247 ppm lasting ≈ 2.61 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.014719
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
43.410
Impact parameter (b)
0.190
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,454,975.5980
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.12500
Eq. Temperature
873K
(600 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
168.29
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.326
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-376
Spectral Class
G-type yellow (Sun-like)
Effective Temperature
5,900 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
1.91 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
1.175 R☉
Stellar Mass
0.968 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
-0.10
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.303 dex
Stellar density
0.350 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[M/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 17 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
1.055 mas
Total Proper Motion
15.111 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
-3.67 mas/yr
PM Declination
-14.66 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.289 · y = -0.729 · z = 0.621
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 291.60715° · Dec 38.41032°
Galactic ℓ, b
71.033° · 10.209°
Ecliptic λ, β
304.405° · 59.295°
HTM-20 index
2091079474
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