Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 3.06 Earth radii
- A mass of 9.59 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 1.02 g
- An orbital period of 8.704 days
- Semi-major axis 0.0809 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 748 K (475 °C)
- Distance from Earth 2,584.25 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.313
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 45,573,271 years
1 sibling around Kepler-760
Kepler-760 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-760 c | Super-Earth | 1.48 | 2.79 | 2.467 | 1,139 | 2016 |
| Kepler-760 b this | Sub-Neptune | 3.06 | 9.59 | 8.704 | 748 | 2016 |
Kepler-760 b Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Sub-Neptune
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#466of 1978
top 23.5%
This planet
3.06R⊕
Sub-Neptune median
2.71R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-760 b | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 3.06 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 9.59 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 1.84 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 1.02 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 84.41 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 158494681
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2106043093408840960
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2106043093408840960
System
Kepler-760
Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 8.70 Earth days (2.4% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0809 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.107 %
Duration
2.974 h
Impact parameter b
0.500
Rp / R★
0.032865
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,455,190.5601
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 1,075 ppm lasting ≈ 2.97 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.032865
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
20.400
Impact parameter (b)
0.500
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,455,190.5601
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.10200
Eq. Temperature
748K
(475 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
84.41
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.313
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-760
Spectral Class
G-type yellow (Sun-like)
Effective Temperature
5,322 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
4.57 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
0.850 R☉
Stellar Mass
0.890 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
0.08
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.540 dex
Stellar density
1.480 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
1.234 mas
Total Proper Motion
3.583 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
-3.10 mas/yr
PM Declination
1.80 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.217 · y = -0.684 · z = 0.697
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 287.59320° · Dec 44.17943°
Galactic ℓ, b
75.095° · 15.373°
Ecliptic λ, β
301.768° · 65.689°
HTM-20 index
1131463528
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