Kepler-1741 b
Astrophysical Synthesis & Habitability Characterization
Kepler-1741 b is a confirmed super-earth exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1741, located approximately 883 light-years (270.74 parsecs) from the Solar System. First announced in 2021 by Kepler using the Transit detection technique (producing an estimated primary transit depth of 0.0758% across the stellar disk), this world measures 1.273 Earth radii and has a measured mass of 2.16 Earth masses. Combining its mass and radius yields a mean bulk density of 5.77 g/cm³ (a terrestrial silicate-iron composition comparable to Earth (5.51 g/cm³)), a surface gravity of 1.33 g⊕ (13.04 m/s²), and an escape velocity of 14.6 km/s.
In its orbital architecture around Kepler-1741, Kepler-1741 b completes one full revolution every 2.758 Earth days at a semi-major axis of 0.0296 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 116.8 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 615 K (+342°C / +648°F) and receiving 33.79 S⊕ (~45,988 W/m²), Kepler-1741 b orbits interior to the runaway greenhouse boundary where surface liquid water cannot persist.
The host star Kepler-1741 is classified as a stellar host with an effective photospheric temperature of 3,683 K, a radius of 0.424 R☉, a mass of 0.454 M☉, an estimated bolometric luminosity of 0.03 L☉. Stellar evolution modeling indicates an estimated stellar age of 13.4 Gyr and a metallicity of [Fe/H] = -0.22 dex (metal-poor relative to the Sun). From Earth, Kepler-1741 shines at apparent V-band magnitude 16.154 (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-1741 |
| Spectral Type | Unclassified |
| Effective Temp (Teff) | 3,683 K |
| Stellar Radius | 0.4240 R☉ |
| Stellar Mass | 0.4540 M☉ |
| Bolometric Luminosity | 0.03 L☉ |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.220 dex |
| Stellar Age | 13.400 Gyr |
| Apparent Magnitude | V: 16.154 · G: 15.690 |
| System Architecture | 1 Star, 1 Planet |
🪐 Orbital & Physical Dynamics
| Semi-Major Axis (a) | 0.029600 AU |
| Orbital Period | 2.758 days |
| Mean Orbital Velocity | 116.8 km/s |
| Orbital Eccentricity (e) | 0.00000 |
| Orbital Inclination (i) | 89.7700° |
| Mean Bulk Density | 5.77 g/cm³ (14.6 km/s vesc) |
| Insolation Flux | 33.7900 S⊕ (~45,988 W/m²) |
| Habitable Zone Status | Exterior / Non-HZ |
| Celestial Distance | 883.000 LY (270.739 pc) |