Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2016

Kepler-511 b

A neptune-like orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-511, located approximately 2,126.5 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 6.35 Earth radii
  • A mass of 33.10 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.82 g
  • An orbital period of 296.638 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.8567 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 332 K (59 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 2,126.53 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.463
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 37,501,423 years

1 sibling around Kepler-511

Kepler-511 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-511 c Neptune-like 4.21 16.50 26.629 742 2021
Kepler-511 b this Neptune-like 6.35 33.10 296.638 332 2016

Kepler-511 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
6.35 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.567 R♃
Mass
33.10 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.104 M♃
Density
0.71 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.82 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.463
HZ Position Inner
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2016
Method Transit
Facility Kepler
Telescope 0.95 m Kepler Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#252of 574

top 43.7%

This planet

6.35R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-511 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.006.3511.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0033.10317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.510.711.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.822.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.004.210.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 164456037

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2107644188496163200

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2107644188496163200

System

Kepler-511

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 6.350 R⊕ · percentile 56 / cohort 574
Mass 33.100 M⊕ · percentile 55 / cohort 574
Orbital period 296.64 d · percentile 93 / cohort 524
Distance 652.00 pc · percentile 62 / cohort 572
ESI 0.463 · percentile 83 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
296.638 days
Semi-major axis
0.8567 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
89.81 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 296.64 Earth days (81.2% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.8567 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.281 %

Duration

16.223 h

Impact parameter b

0.423

Rp / R★

0.048438

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,455,236.6728

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 2,810 ppm lasting ≈ 16.22 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.048438

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

132.393

Impact parameter (b)

0.423

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,455,236.6728

Angular separation (arcsec)

1.31000

Eq. Temperature

332K

(59 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

4.21

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.463

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — liquid water is physically possible with adequate atmospheric pressure.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Morton et al. 2016

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2016-05

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-511

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,770 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

7.94 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.200 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.000 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.01

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.280 dex

Stellar density

0.200 g/cm³

Systemic radial velocity

2.62 km/s

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
652.00 parsec
Light-years 2,126.53 ly
V-band magnitude
12.71 mag
Voyager-speed travel 37,501,423 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 15 bands

9.314.013.97B12.71V12.58Gaia12.75Kepler12.16TESS13.23Sloan g12.69Sloan r12.54Sloan i11.53J11.22H11.19K11.14W111.18W211.04W39.35W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.505 mas

Total Proper Motion

25.293 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-24.26 mas/yr

PM Declination

7.17 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.151 · y = -0.657 · z = 0.738

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 282.94554° · Dec 47.57492°

Galactic ℓ, b

77.192° · 19.614°

Ecliptic λ, β

296.016° · 69.847°

HTM-20 index

1610354275

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