Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 2.43 Earth radii
- A mass of 6.48 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 1.10 g
- An orbital period of 9.998 days
- Semi-major axis 0.0927 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 860 K (587 °C)
- Distance from Earth 3,084.70 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.297
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 54,398,715 years
2 siblings around Kepler-616
Kepler-616 b 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-616 b this | Sub-Neptune | 2.43 | 6.48 | 9.998 | 860 | 2016 |
| Kepler-616 d | Sub-Neptune | 2.65 | 7.52 | 51.067 | 499 | 2021 |
| Kepler-616 c | Sub-Neptune | 3.41 | 11.50 | 90.411 | 413 | 2016 |
Kepler-616 b Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Sub-Neptune
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#1281of 1978
top 64.7%
This planet
2.43R⊕
Sub-Neptune median
2.71R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-616 b | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 2.43 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 6.48 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 2.48 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 1.10 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 129.18 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 271355361
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2080484842545877120
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2080484842545877120
System
Kepler-616
Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 10.00 Earth days (2.7% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0927 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.064 %
Duration
3.243 h
Impact parameter b
0.234
Rp / R★
0.023286
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,455,004.7877
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 644 ppm lasting ≈ 3.24 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.023286
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
23.470
Impact parameter (b)
0.234
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,455,004.7877
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.09800
Eq. Temperature
860K
(587 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
129.18
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.297
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. 2016Instrument
Kepler CCD Array
Publication
2016-05
Observation locale
Space
Discovery cohort
Planets confirmed in 2016 at Kepler (12 shown).
Host System: Kepler-616
Spectral Class
G-type yellow (Sun-like)
Effective Temperature
5,753 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
3.89 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
0.970 R☉
Stellar Mass
0.980 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
-0.02
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.460 dex
Stellar density
2.447 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 15 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
1.029 mas
Total Proper Motion
9.478 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
-1.70 mas/yr
PM Declination
-9.32 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.289 · y = -0.620 · z = 0.729
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 294.98914° · Dec 46.83831°
Galactic ℓ, b
79.834° · 11.811°
Ecliptic λ, β
316.032° · 66.329°
HTM-20 index
-1132860512
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