Kepler-1756 b

Astrophysical Synthesis & Habitability Characterization

Kepler-1756 b is a confirmed super-earth exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1756. First announced in 2021 by Kepler using the Transit detection technique (producing an estimated primary transit depth of 0.0276% across the stellar disk), this world measures 1.472 Earth radii and has a measured mass of 2.77 Earth masses. Combining its mass and radius yields a mean bulk density of 4.79 g/cm³ (a terrestrial silicate-iron composition comparable to Earth (5.51 g/cm³)), a surface gravity of 1.28 g⊕ (12.55 m/s²), and an escape velocity of 15.3 km/s.

In its orbital architecture around Kepler-1756, Kepler-1756 b completes one full revolution every 2.356 Earth days at a semi-major axis of 0.0319 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 147.3 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 1093 K (+820°C / +1508°F) and receiving 338.40 S⊕ (~460,562 W/m²), Kepler-1756 b orbits interior to the runaway greenhouse boundary where surface liquid water cannot persist.

The host star Kepler-1756 is classified as a stellar host with an effective photospheric temperature of 4,915 K, a radius of 0.812 R☉, a mass of 0.781 M☉, an estimated bolometric luminosity of 0.345 L☉. Stellar evolution modeling indicates an estimated stellar age of 13.7 Gyr and a metallicity of [Fe/H] = 0.16 dex (metal-rich relative to the Sun). From Earth, Kepler-1756 shines at apparent V-band magnitude 15.736 (faint and requiring research-grade or CCD telescopic photometry) in the Northern celestial hemisphere.

Discovery Facility: Kepler · Catalogue Source: NASA Exoplanet Archive (IPAC / Caltech).