Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 4.20 Earth radii
- A mass of 16.40 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 0.93 g
- An orbital period of 24.615 days
- Semi-major axis 0.1575 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 586 K (313 °C)
- Distance from Earth 2,071.56 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.347
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 36,532,021 years
2 siblings around Kepler-549
Kepler-549 d 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-549 d this | Neptune-like | 4.20 | 16.40 | 24.615 | 586 | 2023 |
| Kepler-549 b | Sub-Neptune | 2.57 | 11.00 | 42.950 | 487 | 2016 |
| Kepler-549 c | Sub-Neptune | 2.93 | 8.91 | 117.040 | 349 | 2016 |
Kepler-549 d Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Neptune-like
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#518of 574
top 90.1%
This planet
4.20R⊕
Neptune-like median
6.39R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-549 d | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 4.20 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 16.40 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 1.22 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 0.93 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 27.93 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 164455792
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2107622335702262400
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2107622335702262400
System
Kepler-549
Percentile among Neptune-like cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 24.61 Earth days (6.7% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1575 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.180 %
Duration
2.660 h
Impact parameter b
0.435
Rp / R★
0.038975
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,455,024.7412
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 1,798 ppm lasting ≈ 2.66 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.038975
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
66.700
Impact parameter (b)
0.435
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,455,024.7412
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.24800
Eq. Temperature
586K
(313 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
27.93
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.347
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
Valizadegan et al. 2023Instrument
Kepler CCD Array
Publication
2023-05
Observation locale
Space
Discovery cohort
Planets confirmed in 2023 at Kepler (12 shown).
Host System: Kepler-549
Spectral Class
G-type yellow (Sun-like)
Effective Temperature
5,312 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
1.66 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
0.986 R☉
Stellar Mass
0.859 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
0.16
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.384 dex
Stellar density
9.270 g/cm³
Systemic radial velocity
4.33 km/s
Rotational v·sin i
5.00 km/s
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
1.546 mas
Total Proper Motion
6.864 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
1.93 mas/yr
PM Declination
-6.59 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.153 · y = -0.661 · z = 0.734
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 283.02285° · Dec 47.26114°
Galactic ℓ, b
76.896° · 19.462°
Ecliptic λ, β
295.928° · 69.531°
HTM-20 index
1564641347
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