Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 5.52 Earth radii
- A mass of 26.10 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 0.86 g
- An orbital period of 220.130 days
- Semi-major axis 0.7532 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 389 K (116 °C)
- Distance from Earth 4,155.26 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.437
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 73,278,007 years
1 sibling around KIC 5437945
Kepler-460 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-460 c this | Neptune-like | 5.52 | 26.10 | 220.130 | 389 | 2016 |
| KIC 5437945 b | Neptune-like | 6.40 | 33.60 | 440.781 | 308 | 2015 |
Kepler-460 c Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Neptune-like
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#316of 574
top 54.9%
This planet
5.52R⊕
Neptune-like median
6.39R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-460 c | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 5.52 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 26.10 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 0.85 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 0.86 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 7.40 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 121603086
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2102070660978313472
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2102070660978313472
System
KIC 5437945
Percentile among Neptune-like cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 220.13 Earth days (60.3% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.7532 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.180 %
Duration
21.445 h
Impact parameter b
0.047
Rp / R★
0.040085
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,455,078.9859
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 1,796 ppm lasting ≈ 21.45 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.040085
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
81.481
Impact parameter (b)
0.047
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,455,078.9859
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.59100
Eq. Temperature
389K
(116 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
7.40
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.437
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
Morton et al. 2016Instrument
Kepler CCD Array
Publication
2016-05
Observation locale
Space
Discovery cohort
Planets confirmed in 2016 at Kepler (12 shown).
Host System: KIC 5437945
Spectral Class
F-type yellow-white
Effective Temperature
6,146 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
3.16 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
1.260 R☉
Stellar Mass
1.170 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
0.06
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.300 dex
Stellar density
0.211 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
0.756 mas
Total Proper Motion
15.017 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
8.32 mas/yr
PM Declination
-12.50 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.240 · y = -0.720 · z = 0.651
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 288.47490° · Dec 40.65128°
Galactic ℓ, b
72.033° · 13.355°
Ecliptic λ, β
300.936° · 62.120°
HTM-20 index
-1336935098
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