Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2016

Kepler-770 b

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-770, located approximately 3,034.7 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.30 Earth radii
  • A mass of 5.90 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.12 g
  • An orbital period of 18.925 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.1694 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 1,171 K (898 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 3,034.74 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.217
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 53,517,660 years

2 siblings around Kepler-770

Kepler-770 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-770 c Rocky Terrestrial 1.20 1.87 1.475 2,740 2016
Kepler-770 d Super-Earth 1.40 2.54 4.152 1,941 2016
Kepler-770 b this Sub-Neptune 2.30 5.90 18.925 1,171 2016

Kepler-770 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.30 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.205 R♃
Mass
5.90 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.019 M♃
Density
2.66 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.12 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.217
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

#1499of 1978

top 75.7%

This planet

2.30R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-770 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.3011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.005.90317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.661.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.122.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.0027.740.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 120891972

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2099980386293545216

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2099980386293545216

System

Kepler-770

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.300 R⊕ · percentile 24 / cohort 1978
Mass 5.900 M⊕ · percentile 23 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 18.93 d · percentile 60 / cohort 1946
Distance 930.46 pc · percentile 74 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.217 · percentile 9 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
18.925 days
Semi-major axis
0.1694 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
88.00 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 18.93 Earth days (5.2% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1694 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.064 %

Duration

3.741 h

Impact parameter b

0.826

Rp / R★

0.023478

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,982.4941

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 641 ppm lasting ≈ 3.74 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.023478

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

39.480

Impact parameter (b)

0.826

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,982.4941

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.18200

Eq. Temperature

1,171K

(898 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

27.74

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.217

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the dayside is scorched.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Morton et al. 2016

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2016-05

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-770

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,598 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

4.57 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.920 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.940 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

-0.01

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.490 dex

Stellar density

0.978 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
930.46 parsec
Light-years 3,034.74 ly
V-band magnitude
14.85 mag
Voyager-speed travel 53,517,660 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 17 bands

9.316.816.83U15.88B14.85V14.60Gaia14.60Kepler14.08TESS15.14Sloan g14.53Sloan r14.33Sloan i14.24Sloan z13.39J13.01H12.92K12.93W112.97W212.55W39.28W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.046 mas

Total Proper Motion

11.590 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

5.86 mas/yr

PM Declination

-10.00 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.223 · y = -0.752 · z = 0.621

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 286.49046° · Dec 38.37487°

Galactic ℓ, b

69.252° · 13.821°

Ecliptic λ, β

296.681° · 60.296°

HTM-20 index

803195646

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