Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 3.65 Earth radii
- A mass of 12.90 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 0.97 g
- An orbital period of 198.711 days
- Semi-major axis 0.6253 AU
- Equilibrium temperature 258 K (-15 °C)
- Distance from Earth 1,854.35 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.609
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 32,701,406 years
1 sibling around Kepler-967
Kepler-967 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-967 b | Sub-Neptune | 2.35 | 6.12 | 13.227 | 638 | 2016 |
| Kepler-967 c this | Sub-Neptune | 3.65 | 12.90 | 198.711 | 258 | 2016 |
Kepler-967 c Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Sub-Neptune
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#113of 1978
top 5.7%
This planet
3.65R⊕
Sub-Neptune median
2.71R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | Kepler-967 c | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 3.65 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 12.90 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 1.46 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 0.97 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 1.05 | 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 198.71 Earth days (54.4% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.6253 AU.
Transit Fingerprint
Depth
0.217 %
Duration
8.537 h
Impact parameter b
0.080
Rp / R★
0.041734
Transit midpoint (BJD)
2,454,989.5174
Photometric dip
Transit produces a flux drop of 2,171 ppm lasting ≈ 8.54 h.
Extended Orbital Architecture
Planet / star radius ratio
0.041734
Semi-major axis / stellar radius
184.680
Impact parameter (b)
0.080
Transit mid-time (BJD)
2,454,989.5174
Angular separation (arcsec)
1.10000
Eq. Temperature
258K
(-15 °C)
Insolation (S⊕)
1.05
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.609
0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical
Within the conservative habitable zone — surface water would be frozen.
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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