Key parameters at a glance
- A radius of 1.93 Earth radii
- A mass of 4.38 Earth masses
- Surface gravity around 1.18 g
- An orbital period of 6.669 days
- Semi-major axis 0.0552 AU
- Distance from Earth 848.12 light-years
- Earth Similarity Index 0.799
- Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 14,956,649 years
- Almost certainly tidally locked to its host star given the close orbit
1 sibling around K2-414
K2-414 c shares its host star with 1 other confirmed planet. Side-by-side measurements below.
| Planet | Type | Radius (R⊕) | Mass (M⊕) | Period (d) | Eq. T (K) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K2-414 b | Rocky Terrestrial | 1.22 | 1.98 | 4.370 | — | 2022 |
| K2-414 c this | Super-Earth | 1.93 | 4.38 | 6.669 | — | 2022 |
K2-414 c Planet Profile
Physical Specs
Classification
Planet Type
Super-Earth
Discovery
Size rank in cohort
Rank by radius
#100of 1176
top 8.4%
This planet
1.93R⊕
Super-Earth median
1.60R⊕
Nearest-size peers
| Metric | Earth | K2-414 c | Jupiter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radius (R⊕) | 1.00 | 1.93 | 11.21 |
| Mass (M⊕) | 1.00 | 4.38 | 317.83 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.51 | 3.35 | 1.33 |
| Surface Gravity (g) | 1.00 | 1.18 | 2.53 |
| Insolation (S⊕) | 1.00 | 56.13 | 0.037 |
Star Catalogue Identifiers
TIC
TIC 301288279
Gaia DR2
Gaia DR2 2634046753364013440
Gaia DR3
Gaia DR3 2634046753364013440
System
K2-414
Percentile among Super-Earth cohort
Orbit & Habitability
Orbital Dynamics
Year Length
A year here lasts approximately 6.67 Earth days (1.8% of a terrestrial year) at a mean orbital distance of 0.0552 AU.
Eq. Temperature
—
Insolation (S⊕)
56.13
Earth = 1.00
Earth Similarity (ESI)
0.799
0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical
Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water). Close-orbiting tidally-locked around a cool host.
Discovery Paper
Primary reference
Del Ser et al. 2022Instrument
Kepler CCD Array
Publication
2022-10
Observation locale
Space
Discovery cohort
Planets confirmed in 2022 at K2 (12 shown).
Host System: K2-414
Spectral Class
K-type orange
Effective Temperature
4,343 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)
Estimated Age
—
Stellar Radius
0.732 R☉
Stellar Mass
0.814 M☉
Metallicity [Fe/H]
-0.10
Extended Stellar Properties
Surface gravity (log g)
4.621 dex
Stellar density
2.291 g/cm³
Metallicity ratio
[Fe/H]
Multi-band Host Photometry — 12 bands
Astrometric Data
Parallax
3.817 mas
Total Proper Motion
18.392 mas/yr
PM Right Ascension
-5.40 mas/yr
PM Declination
-17.58 mas/yr
Galactic Cartesian (pc)
x = 0.986 · y = -0.145 · z = -0.080
Equatorial (J2000)
RA 351.63619° · Dec -4.60666°
Galactic ℓ, b
77.239° · -59.720°
Ecliptic λ, β
350.499° · -0.918°
HTM-20 index
-1463750136
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