Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 1.60 Earth radii
- A mass of 3.19 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 1.25 g
- An orbital period of 8.005 days
- Semi-major axis 0.0830 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 1,035 K (762 °C)
- Distance from Earth 3,453.08 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.282
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 60,895,041 years
2 siblings around Kepler-394
Kepler-394 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-394 d | Super-Earth | 1.50 | 2.86 | 5.614 | 1,165 | 2021 |
| Kepler-394 b this | Super-Earth | 1.60 | 3.19 | 8.005 | 1,035 | 2014 |
| Kepler-394 c | Super-Earth | 1.66 | 3.39 | 12.131 | 901 | 2014 |
Kepler-394 b Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Super-Earth
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#570of 1176
top 48.4%
This planet
1.60R⊕
Super-Earth median
1.60R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-394 b | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 1.60 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 3.19 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 4.28 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 1.25 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 164.78 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 27777414
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2135378231142791808
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2135378231142791808
System
Kepler-394
Percentile among Super-Earth cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 8.01 Earth days (2.2% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0830 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.019 %
Duration
3.419 h
Impact parameter b
0.240
Rp / R★
0.012616
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,454,971.7107
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 188 ppm lasting ≈ 3.42 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.012616
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
18.640
Impact parameter (b)
0.240
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,454,971.7107
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.07840
Eq. Temperature
1,035K
(762 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
164.78
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.282
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-394
Spectral Class
F-type yellow-white
Effective Temperature
6,402 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
0.25 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
1.132 R☉
Stellar Mass
0.870 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
-0.30
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.408 dex
Stellar density
0.910 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
0.916 mas
Total Proper Motion
4.829 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
3.22 mas/yr
PM Declination
-3.60 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.281 · y = -0.568 · z = 0.774
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 296.30198° · Dec 50.67231°
Galactic ℓ, b
83.726° · 12.803°
Ecliptic λ, β
322.743° · 69.341°
HTM-20 index
-17145068
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