Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 2.35 Earth radii
- A mass of 6.12 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 1.11 g
- An orbital period of 13.227 days
- Semi-major axis 0.1027 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 638 K (365 °C)
- Distance from Earth 1,854.35 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.406
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 32,701,406 years
- Almost certainly tidally locked to its host star given the close orbit
1 sibling around Kepler-967
Kepler-967 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-967 b this | Sub-Neptune | 2.35 | 6.12 | 13.227 | 638 | 2016 |
| Kepler-967 c | Sub-Neptune | 3.65 | 12.90 | 198.711 | 258 | 2016 |
Kepler-967 b Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Sub-Neptune
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#1416of 1978
top 71.5%
This planet
2.35R⊕
Sub-Neptune median
2.71R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-967 b | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 2.35 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 6.12 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 2.59 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 1.11 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 39.10 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 120962548
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2099980111415659776
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2099980111415659776
System
Kepler-967
Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 13.23 Earth days (3.6% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1027 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.089 %
Duration
3.293 h
Impact parameter b
0.013
Rp / R★
0.027073
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,454,975.2033
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 886 ppm lasting ≈ 3.29 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.027073
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
31.530
Impact parameter (b)
0.013
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,454,975.2033
Angular separation (arcsec)
0.18100
Eq. Temperature
638K
(365 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
39.10
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.406
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.
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-967
Spectral Class
K-type orange
Effective Temperature
5,178 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
5.89 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)
Stellar Radius
0.800 R☉
Stellar Mass
0.840 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
-0.03
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.560 dex
Stellar density
2.929 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 17 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
2.687 mas
Total Proper Motion
25.516 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
-13.06 mas/yr
PM Declination
-21.92 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.223 · y = -0.751 · z = 0.621
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 286.55801° · Dec 38.40524°
Galactic ℓ, b
69.303° · 13.785°
Ecliptic λ, β
296.799° · 60.313°
HTM-20 index
798207742
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