Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2016

Kepler-589 b

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-589, located approximately 1,998.7 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.27 Earth radii
  • A mass of 5.77 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.12 g
  • An orbital period of 16.550 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.1196 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 656 K (383 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 1,998.69 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.400
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 35,246,962 years

1 sibling around Kepler-589

Kepler-589 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-589 c Rocky Terrestrial 1.12 1.45 3.525 1,098 2021
Kepler-589 b this Sub-Neptune 2.27 5.77 16.550 656 2016

Kepler-589 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.27 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.203 R♃
Mass
5.77 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.018 M♃
Density
2.71 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.12 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.400
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

#1554of 1978

top 78.5%

This planet

2.27R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-589 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.2711.21
Mass (M⊕)1.005.77317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.711.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.122.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.0032.140.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 123129910

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2119809116425132160

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2119809116425132160

System

Kepler-589

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.270 R⊕ · percentile 21 / cohort 1978
Mass 5.770 M⊕ · percentile 21 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 16.55 d · percentile 55 / cohort 1946
Distance 612.80 pc · percentile 54 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.400 · percentile 52 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
16.550 days
Semi-major axis
0.1196 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
86.74 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 16.55 Earth days (4.5% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1196 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.074 %

Duration

4.004 h

Impact parameter b

0.037

Rp / R★

0.025185

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,455,004.6942

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 745 ppm lasting ≈ 4.00 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.025185

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

32.350

Impact parameter (b)

0.037

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,455,004.6942

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.19500

Eq. Temperature

656K

(383 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

32.14

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.400

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. 2016

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2016-05

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-589

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,296 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

4.47 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.830 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.880 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.01

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.550 dex

Stellar density

2.339 g/cm³

Systemic radial velocity

-18.91 km/s

Rotational v·sin i

3.90 km/s

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
612.80 parsec
Light-years 1,998.69 ly
V-band magnitude
14.78 mag
Voyager-speed travel 35,246,962 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.415.615.57B14.78V14.66Gaia14.68Kepler14.11TESS15.30Sloan g14.62Sloan r14.41Sloan i14.33Sloan z13.32J12.91H12.87K12.78W112.83W213.02W39.42W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.603 mas

Total Proper Motion

26.804 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

8.22 mas/yr

PM Declination

25.51 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.124 · y = -0.661 · z = 0.740

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 280.64143° · Dec 47.75206°

Galactic ℓ, b

76.850° · 21.143°

Ecliptic λ, β

291.708° · 70.390°

HTM-20 index

1274122746

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