Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 1.39 Earth radii
- A mass of 2.52 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 1.30 g
- An orbital period of 3.970 days
- Semi-major axis 0.0455 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 992 K (719 °C)
- Distance from Earth 2,071.12 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.308
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 36,524,198 years
- Almost certainly tidally locked to its host star given the close orbit
1 sibling around Kepler-716
Kepler-716 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-716 c this | Super-Earth | 1.39 | 2.52 | 3.970 | 992 | 2020 |
| Kepler-716 b | Sub-Neptune | 2.90 | 8.75 | 10.372 | 720 | 2016 |
Kepler-716 c Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Super-Earth
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#936of 1176
top 79.5%
This planet
1.39R⊕
Super-Earth median
1.60R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-716 c | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 1.39 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 2.52 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 5.12 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 1.30 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 151.80 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 159377404
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2126073961886389888
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2126073961886389888
System
Kepler-716
Percentile among Super-Earth cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 3.97 Earth days (1.1% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0455 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.030 %
Duration
1.186 h
Impact parameter b
0.115
Rp / R★
0.016740
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,454,970.7574
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 299 ppm lasting ≈ 1.19 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.016740
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
14.300
Impact parameter (b)
0.115
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,454,970.7574
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.07160
Eq. Temperature
992K
(719 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
151.80
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.308
0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical
Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the surface is too hot to retain surface water. Close-orbiting tidally-locked around a cool host.
Discovery Paper
Primary reference
Armstrong et al. 2021Instrument
Kepler CCD Array
Publication
2021-07
Observation locale
Space
Discovery cohort
Planets confirmed in 2020 at Kepler (12 shown).
Host System: Kepler-716
Spectral Class
K-type orange
Effective Temperature
5,012 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
2.75 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
0.742 R☉
Stellar Mass
0.830 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
-0.06
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.616 dex
Stellar density
2.862 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
1.546 mas
Total Proper Motion
5.545 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
-3.73 mas/yr
PM Declination
-4.10 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.253 · y = -0.681 · z = 0.687
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 290.39318° · Dec 43.36386°
Galactic ℓ, b
75.177° · 13.195°
Ecliptic λ, β
305.732° · 64.294°
HTM-20 index
1054350018
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