Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 1.68 Earth radii
- A mass of 3.46 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 1.23 g
- An orbital period of 29.619 days
- Semi-major axis 0.1803 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 580 K (307 °C)
- Distance from Earth 1,605.09 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.500
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 28,305,680 years
Kepler-795 b Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Super-Earth
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#435of 1176
top 36.9%
This planet
1.68R⊕
Super-Earth median
1.60R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-795 b | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 1.68 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 3.46 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 4.01 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 1.23 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 28.90 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 122684233
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2052653729346427136
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2052653729346427136
System
Kepler-795
Percentile among Super-Earth cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 29.62 Earth days (8.1% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1803 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.031 %
Duration
4.977 h
Impact parameter b
0.902
Rp / R★
0.016324
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,454,966.6823
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 315 ppm lasting ≈ 4.98 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.016324
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
20.500
Impact parameter (b)
0.902
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,454,966.6823
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.36600
Eq. Temperature
580K
(307 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
28.90
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.500
0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical
Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the surface is too hot to retain surface water.
Detection Signatures
Transit photometry
A transit dip has been observed from at least one telescope.
Transit timing variations
Gravitational interactions from neighbours have been detected.
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-795
Spectral Class
G-type yellow (Sun-like)
Effective Temperature
5,631 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
6.46 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
0.960 R☉
Stellar Mass
0.940 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
-0.02
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.450 dex
Stellar density
0.810 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
2.003 mas
Total Proper Motion
10.737 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
-3.10 mas/yr
PM Declination
10.28 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.281 · y = -0.730 · z = 0.623
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 291.01900° · Dec 38.54557°
Galactic ℓ, b
70.947° · 10.681°
Ecliptic λ, β
303.613° · 59.556°
HTM-20 index
1930296955
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