Kepler-1313 b
Astrophysical Synthesis & Habitability Characterization
Kepler-1313 b is a confirmed super-earth exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1313, located approximately 568.3 light-years (174.23 parsecs) from the Solar System. First announced in 2016 by Kepler using the Transit detection technique (producing an estimated primary transit depth of 0.036% across the stellar disk), this world measures 1.76 Earth radii and has a measured mass of 3.75 Earth masses. Combining its mass and radius yields a mean bulk density of 3.79 g/cm³ (an intermediate density indicative of a deep water-ice mantle or dense volatile envelope), a surface gravity of 1.21 g⊕ (11.87 m/s²), and an escape velocity of 16.3 km/s.
In its orbital architecture around Kepler-1313, Kepler-1313 b completes one full revolution every 3.833 Earth days at a semi-major axis of 0.04619 AU (an ultra-close orbit less than one-seventh of Mercury's 0.387 AU distance from the Sun, where strong stellar tidal forces typically induce synchronous rotation). Its mean orbital velocity is approximately 131.1 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 1012 K (+739°C / +1362°F) and receiving 227.20 S⊕ (~309,216 W/m²), Kepler-1313 b orbits interior to the runaway greenhouse boundary where surface liquid water cannot persist.
The host star Kepler-1313 is classified as a stellar host with an effective photospheric temperature of 5,453 K, a radius of 0.85 R☉, a mass of 0.92 M☉, an estimated bolometric luminosity of 0.573 L☉. Stellar evolution modeling indicates an estimated stellar age of 2.69 Gyr and a metallicity of [Fe/H] = 0 dex (near-solar heavy-element abundance). From Earth, Kepler-1313 shines at apparent V-band magnitude 12.363 (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-1313 |
| Spectral Type | Unclassified |
| Effective Temp (Teff) | 5,453 K |
| Stellar Radius | 0.8500 R☉ |
| Stellar Mass | 0.9200 M☉ |
| Bolometric Luminosity | 0.573 L☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.000 dex |
| Stellar Age | 2.690 Gyr |
| Apparent Magnitude | V: 12.363 · G: 11.789 |
| System Architecture | 1 Star, 1 Planet |
🪐 Orbital & Physical Dynamics
| Semi-Major Axis (a) | 0.046190 AU |
| Orbital Period | 3.833 days |
| Mean Orbital Velocity | 131.1 km/s |
| Orbital Eccentricity (e) | 0.00000 |
| Orbital Inclination (i) | 83.5800° |
| Mean Bulk Density | 3.79 g/cm³ (16.3 km/s vesc) |
| Insolation Flux | 227.1980 S⊕ (~309,216 W/m²) |
| Habitable Zone Status | Exterior / Non-HZ |
| Celestial Distance | 568.300 LY (174.234 pc) |