Kepler-1102 b
Astrophysical Synthesis & Habitability Characterization
Kepler-1102 b is a confirmed sub-neptune exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1102, located approximately 4064.1 light-years (1246.05 parsecs) from the Solar System. First announced in 2016 by Kepler using the Transit detection technique (producing an estimated primary transit depth of 0.0673% across the stellar disk), this world measures 2.66 Earth radii and has a measured mass of 7.56 Earth masses. Combining its mass and radius yields a mean bulk density of 2.21 g/cm³ (an intermediate density indicative of a deep water-ice mantle or dense volatile envelope), a surface gravity of 1.07 g⊕ (10.49 m/s²), and an escape velocity of 18.9 km/s.
In its orbital architecture around Kepler-1102, Kepler-1102 b completes one full revolution every 51.329 Earth days at a semi-major axis of 0.2731 AU (orbiting interior to Mercury's 0.387 AU benchmark in the Solar System). Its mean orbital velocity is approximately 57.9 km/s (compared to Earth's 29.8 km/s). The orbit is modeled as circular (e = 0.00), maintaining a constant stellar distance throughout its year.
⚠️ Thermal Regime (Irradiated / Hot Zone): At an equilibrium temperature of 546 K (+273°C / +523°F) and receiving 22.98 S⊕ (~31,277 W/m²), Kepler-1102 b orbits interior to the runaway greenhouse boundary where surface liquid water cannot persist.
The host star Kepler-1102 is classified as a stellar host with an effective photospheric temperature of 5,724 K, a radius of 0.94 R☉, a mass of 0.96 M☉, an estimated bolometric luminosity of 0.851 L☉. Stellar evolution modeling indicates an estimated stellar age of 4.37 Gyr and a metallicity of [Fe/H] = -0.08 dex (near-solar heavy-element abundance). From Earth, Kepler-1102 shines at apparent V-band magnitude 14.928 (faint and requiring research-grade or CCD telescopic photometry) in the Northern celestial hemisphere.
Methodology: Computed using the Schulze-Makuch et al. (2011) weighted metric comparing physical interior (radius, estimated density) and surface thermal regime (escape velocity, equilibrium temperature).
Discovery Facility: Kepler · Catalogue Source: NASA Exoplanet Archive (IPAC / Caltech).
☀️ Host Star Telemetry
| Host Star Name | Kepler-1102 |
| Spectral Type | Unclassified |
| Effective Temp (Teff) | 5,724 K |
| Stellar Radius | 0.9400 R☉ |
| Stellar Mass | 0.9600 M☉ |
| Bolometric Luminosity | 0.851 L☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.080 dex |
| Stellar Age | 4.370 Gyr |
| Apparent Magnitude | V: 14.928 · G: 14.922 |
| System Architecture | 1 Star, 1 Planet |
🪐 Orbital & Physical Dynamics
| Semi-Major Axis (a) | 0.273100 AU |
| Orbital Period | 51.329 days |
| Mean Orbital Velocity | 57.9 km/s |
| Orbital Eccentricity (e) | 0.00000 |
| Orbital Inclination (i) | 89.0600° |
| Mean Bulk Density | 2.21 g/cm³ (18.9 km/s vesc) |
| Insolation Flux | 22.9810 S⊕ (~31,277 W/m²) |
| Habitable Zone Status | Exterior / Non-HZ |
| Celestial Distance | 4064.100 LY (1246.050 pc) |