Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2021

Kepler-607 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-607, located approximately 1,693.1 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.76 Earth radii
  • A mass of 8.05 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.06 g
  • An orbital period of 39.677 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.2151 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 473 K (200 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 1,693.15 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.501
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 29,858,655 years

1 sibling around Kepler-607

Kepler-607 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-607 b Rocky Terrestrial 0.87 0.59 0.638 1,874 2016
Kepler-607 c this Sub-Neptune 2.76 8.05 39.677 473 2021

Kepler-607 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.76 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.246 R♃
Mass
8.05 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.025 M♃
Density
2.10 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.06 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.501
HZ Position Inner
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2021
Method Transit
Facility Kepler
Telescope 0.95 m Kepler Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#793of 1978

top 40.0%

This planet

2.76R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-607 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.7611.21
Mass (M⊕)1.008.05317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.101.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.062.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.008.800.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 159579593

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2126248505058677120

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2126248505058677120

System

Kepler-607

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.760 R⊕ · percentile 60 / cohort 1978
Mass 8.050 M⊕ · percentile 55 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 39.68 d · percentile 80 / cohort 1946
Distance 519.12 pc · percentile 48 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.501 · percentile 70 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
39.677 days
Semi-major axis
0.2151 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
89.24 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 39.68 Earth days (10.9% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.2151 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.061 %

Duration

5.040 h

Impact parameter b

0.940

Rp / R★

0.023657

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,455,011.5556

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 611 ppm lasting ≈ 5.04 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.023657

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

20.700

Impact parameter (b)

0.940

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,455,011.5556

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.41400

Eq. Temperature

473K

(200 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

8.80

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.501

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. 2022

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2022-02

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-607

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,244 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

7.76 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.888 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.808 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.02

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.449 dex

Stellar density

1.335 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
519.12 parsec
Light-years 1,693.15 ly
V-band magnitude
14.67 mag
Voyager-speed travel 29,858,655 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.515.715.73B14.67V14.37Gaia14.41Kepler13.79TESS15.10Sloan g14.35Sloan r14.11Sloan i13.99Sloan z12.97J12.50H12.43K12.41W112.47W212.59W39.48W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.898 mas

Total Proper Motion

18.002 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-4.57 mas/yr

PM Declination

-17.41 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.256 · y = -0.664 · z = 0.703

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 291.05715° · Dec 44.63231°

Galactic ℓ, b

76.565° · 13.300°

Ecliptic λ, β

307.778° · 65.333°

HTM-20 index

772358359

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