Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 5.23 Earth radii
- A mass of 23.80 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 0.87 g
- An orbital period of 3.413 days
- Semi-major axis 0.0427 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 1,200 K (927 °C)
- Distance from Earth 2,149.12 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.149
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 37,899,732 years
1 sibling around Kepler-495
Kepler-495 b 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-495 b this | Neptune-like | 5.23 | 23.80 | 3.413 | 1,200 | 2016 |
| Kepler-495 c | Rocky Terrestrial | 1.22 | 1.98 | 5.897 | 1,000 | 2021 |
Kepler-495 b Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Neptune-like
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#352of 574
top 61.1%
This planet
5.23R⊕
Neptune-like median
6.39R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-495 b | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 5.23 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 23.80 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 0.91 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 0.87 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 310.02 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 120692092
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2100073393808483328
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2100073393808483328
System
Kepler-495
Percentile among Neptune-like cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 3.41 Earth days (0.9% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0427 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.387 %
Duration
2.608 h
Impact parameter b
0.046
Rp / R★
0.058343
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,454,965.4431
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 3,869 ppm lasting ≈ 2.61 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.058343
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
10.541
Impact parameter (b)
0.046
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,454,965.4431
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.06480
Eq. Temperature
1,200K
(927 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
310.02
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.149
0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical
Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the dayside is scorched.
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: Kepler-495
Spectral Class
G-type yellow (Sun-like)
Effective Temperature
5,346 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
4.37 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
0.830 R☉
Stellar Mass
0.860 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
-0.07
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.550 dex
Stellar density
1.902 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 17 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
1.489 mas
Total Proper Motion
5.948 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
5.05 mas/yr
PM Declination
-3.15 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.213 · y = -0.746 · z = 0.631
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 285.93074° · Dec 39.09812°
Galactic ℓ, b
69.755° · 14.511°
Ecliptic λ, β
296.148° · 61.099°
HTM-20 index
543434305
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