Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-143 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-143, located approximately 2,640.1 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 3.37 Earth radii
  • A mass of 11.30 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.99 g
  • An orbital period of 27.083 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.1810 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 703 K (430 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 2,640.13 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.320
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 46,558,605 years

1 sibling around Kepler-143

Kepler-143 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
Kepler-143 b Sub-Neptune 2.41 6.39 16.008 838 2014
Kepler-143 c this Sub-Neptune 3.37 11.30 27.083 703 2014

Kepler-143 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
3.37 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.301 R♃
Mass
11.30 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.036 M♃
Density
1.62 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.99 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.320
HZ Position Inner
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2014
Method Transit
Facility Kepler
Telescope 0.95 m Kepler Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#237of 1978

top 11.9%

This planet

3.37R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-143 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.003.3711.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0011.30317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.621.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.992.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.0058.700.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 28364164

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2087172999977491328

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2087172999977491328

System

Kepler-143

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 3.370 R⊕ · percentile 88 / cohort 1978
Mass 11.300 M⊕ · percentile 82 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 27.08 d · percentile 71 / cohort 1946
Distance 809.47 pc · percentile 66 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.320 · percentile 33 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
27.083 days
Semi-major axis
0.1810 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
87.22 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 27.08 Earth days (7.4% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1810 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.042 %

Duration

5.103 h

Impact parameter b

0.890

Rp / R★

0.019320

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,455,024.8061

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 423 ppm lasting ≈ 5.10 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.019320

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

18.900

Impact parameter (b)

0.890

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,455,024.8061

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.22400

Eq. Temperature

703K

(430 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

58.70

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.320

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the surface is too hot to retain surface water.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Rowe et al. 2014

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2014-03

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-143

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,848 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

9.33 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.359 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.982 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

-0.01

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.202 dex

Stellar density

0.450 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
809.47 parsec
Light-years 2,640.13 ly
V-band magnitude
13.88 mag
Voyager-speed travel 46,558,605 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.414.514.51B13.88V13.71Gaia13.77Kepler13.25TESS14.22Sloan g13.71Sloan r13.58Sloan i13.49Sloan z12.59J12.29H12.22K12.20W112.25W212.72W39.39W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.207 mas

Total Proper Motion

11.843 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-7.31 mas/yr

PM Declination

-9.32 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.306 · y = -0.574 · z = 0.759

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 298.06765° · Dec 49.41254°

Galactic ℓ, b

83.138° · 11.209°

Ecliptic λ, β

323.724° · 67.685°

HTM-20 index

1581500704

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