Kepler-1582 b
Astrophysical Synthesis & Habitability Characterization
Kepler-1582 b is a confirmed super-earth exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1582, located approximately 257.3 light-years (78.89 parsecs) from the Solar System. First announced in 2016 by Kepler using the Transit detection technique (producing an estimated primary transit depth of 0.2073% across the stellar disk), this world measures 1.49 Earth radii and has a measured mass of 2.83 Earth masses. Combining its mass and radius yields a mean bulk density of 4.72 g/cm³ (a terrestrial silicate-iron composition comparable to Earth (5.51 g/cm³)), a surface gravity of 1.27 g⊕ (12.45 m/s²), and an escape velocity of 15.4 km/s.
In its orbital architecture around Kepler-1582, Kepler-1582 b completes one full revolution every 4.838 Earth days at a semi-major axis of 0.0316 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 71.1 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 354 K (+81°C / +178°F) and receiving 2.50 S⊕ (~3,403 W/m²), Kepler-1582 b orbits interior to the runaway greenhouse boundary where surface liquid water cannot persist.
The host star Kepler-1582 is classified as a stellar host with an effective photospheric temperature of 3,208 K, a radius of 0.3 R☉, a mass of 0.28 M☉, an estimated bolometric luminosity of 0.00855 L☉. Stellar evolution modeling indicates an estimated stellar age of 7.76 Gyr and a metallicity of [Fe/H] = 0.48 dex (metal-rich relative to the Sun). From Earth, Kepler-1582 shines at apparent V-band magnitude 17.96 (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-1582 |
| Spectral Type | Unclassified |
| Effective Temp (Teff) | 3,208 K |
| Stellar Radius | 0.3000 R☉ |
| Stellar Mass | 0.2800 M☉ |
| Bolometric Luminosity | 0.00855 L☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.480 dex |
| Stellar Age | 7.760 Gyr |
| Apparent Magnitude | V: 17.960 · G: 16.414 |
| System Architecture | 1 Star, 1 Planet |
🪐 Orbital & Physical Dynamics
| Semi-Major Axis (a) | 0.031600 AU |
| Orbital Period | 4.838 days |
| Mean Orbital Velocity | 71.1 km/s |
| Orbital Eccentricity (e) | 0.00000 |
| Orbital Inclination (i) | 89.9800° |
| Mean Bulk Density | 4.72 g/cm³ (15.4 km/s vesc) |
| Insolation Flux | 2.5000 S⊕ (~3,403 W/m²) |
| Habitable Zone Status | Exterior / Non-HZ |
| Celestial Distance | 257.300 LY (78.891 pc) |