Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 1.43 Earth radii
- A mass of 2.63 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 1.29 g
- An orbital period of 26.676 days
- Semi-major axis 0.1550 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 630 K (357 °C)
- Distance from Earth 2,415.31 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.486
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 42,593,916 years
2 siblings around Kepler-399
Kepler-399 c 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-399 b | Rocky Terrestrial | 0.96 | 0.84 | 14.425 | 773 | 2014 |
| Kepler-399 c this | Super-Earth | 1.43 | 2.63 | 26.676 | 630 | 2014 |
| Kepler-399 d | Super-Earth | 1.89 | 4.23 | 58.035 | 486 | 2014 |
Kepler-399 c Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Super-Earth
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#864of 1176
top 73.4%
This planet
1.43R⊕
Super-Earth median
1.60R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-399 c | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 1.43 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 2.63 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 4.94 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 1.29 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 15.69 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 172373693
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2075060264503601280
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2075060264503601280
System
Kepler-399
Percentile among Super-Earth cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 26.68 Earth days (7.3% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1550 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.047 %
Duration
2.758 h
Impact parameter b
0.180
Rp / R★
0.021159
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,454,982.9991
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 475 ppm lasting ≈ 2.76 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.021159
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
24.500
Impact parameter (b)
0.180
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,454,982.9991
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.20900
Eq. Temperature
630K
(357 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
15.69
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.486
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-399
Spectral Class
G-type yellow (Sun-like)
Effective Temperature
5,502 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
3.98 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
0.680 R☉
Stellar Mass
0.902 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
0.14
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.620 dex
Stellar density
3.030 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
0.734 mas
Total Proper Motion
9.259 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
3.26 mas/yr
PM Declination
8.67 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.374 · y = -0.660 · z = 0.652
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 299.50172° · Dec 40.67077°
Galactic ℓ, b
75.991° · 5.961°
Ecliptic λ, β
317.151° · 59.375°
HTM-20 index
-725349479
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