Kepler-1875 b

Astrophysical Synthesis & Habitability Characterization

Kepler-1875 b is a confirmed sub-neptune exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-1875, located approximately 5415.7 light-years (1660.45 parsecs) from the Solar System. First announced in 2021 by Kepler using the Transit detection technique (producing an estimated primary transit depth of 0.1178% across the stellar disk), this world measures 3.227 Earth radii (0.29 Jupiter radii) and has a measured mass of 10.5 Earth masses. Combining its mass and radius yields a mean bulk density of 1.72 g/cm³ (a low bulk density dominated by an extended hydrogen-helium gaseous envelope), a surface gravity of 1.01 g⊕ (9.9 m/s²), and an escape velocity of 20.2 km/s.

In its orbital architecture around Kepler-1875, Kepler-1875 b completes one full revolution every 34.459 Earth days at a semi-major axis of 0.2039 AU (orbiting interior to Mercury's 0.387 AU benchmark in the Solar System). Its mean orbital velocity is approximately 64.4 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 559 K (+286°C / +547°F) and receiving 23.05 S⊕ (~31,371 W/m²), Kepler-1875 b orbits interior to the runaway greenhouse boundary where surface liquid water cannot persist.

The host star Kepler-1875 is classified as a stellar host with an effective photospheric temperature of 6,161 K, a radius of 0.862 R☉, a mass of 0.95 M☉, an estimated bolometric luminosity of 0.961 L☉. Stellar evolution modeling indicates an estimated stellar age of 0.3 Gyr and a metallicity of [Fe/H] = -0.5 dex (metal-poor relative to the Sun). From Earth, Kepler-1875 shines at apparent V-band magnitude 15.201 (faint and requiring research-grade or CCD telescopic photometry) in the Northern celestial hemisphere.

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