Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-150 d

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-150, located approximately 2,906.4 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.79 Earth radii
  • A mass of 8.20 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.05 g
  • An orbital period of 12.561 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.1040 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 734 K (461 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 2,906.35 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.331
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 51,253,480 years

4 siblings around Kepler-150

Kepler-150 d shares its host star with 4 other confirmed planets. Side-by-side measurements below.

Planet Type Radius (R⊕) Mass (M⊕) Period (d) Eq. T (K) Year
Kepler-150 b Super-Earth 1.25 2.10 3.428 1,131 2014
Kepler-150 c Sub-Neptune 3.69 13.20 7.382 876 2014
Kepler-150 d this Sub-Neptune 2.79 8.20 12.561 734 2014
Kepler-150 e Sub-Neptune 3.12 9.91 30.827 544 2014
Kepler-150 f Sub-Neptune 3.64 12.90 637.209 2017

Kepler-150 d Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.79 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.249 R♃
Mass
8.20 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.026 M♃
Density
2.07 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.05 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.331
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

#754of 1978

top 38.1%

This planet

2.79R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-150 d Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.7911.21
Mass (M⊕)1.008.20317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.071.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.052.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.0065.140.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 121598758

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2102063136195478656

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2102063136195478656

System

Kepler-150

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.790 R⊕ · percentile 61 / cohort 1978
Mass 8.200 M⊕ · percentile 56 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 12.56 d · percentile 43 / cohort 1946
Distance 891.09 pc · percentile 72 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.331 · percentile 35 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
12.561 days
Semi-major axis
0.1040 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
89.95 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 12.56 Earth days (3.4% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1040 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.097 %

Duration

3.764 h

Impact parameter b

0.120

Rp / R★

0.028343

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,999.7959

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 967 ppm lasting ≈ 3.76 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.028343

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

26.188

Impact parameter (b)

0.120

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,999.7959

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.11700

Eq. Temperature

734K

(461 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

65.14

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.331

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-150

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,560 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

1.74 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.939 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.956 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.12

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.466 dex

Stellar density

1.390 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
891.09 parsec
Light-years 2,906.35 ly
V-band magnitude
15.16 mag
Voyager-speed travel 51,253,480 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.116.016.05B15.16V14.97Gaia14.99Kepler14.47TESS15.50Sloan g14.93Sloan r14.77Sloan i14.67Sloan z13.82J13.42H13.37K13.32W113.37W212.93W39.13W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.094 mas

Total Proper Motion

1.466 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

0.66 mas/yr

PM Declination

1.31 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.238 · y = -0.722 · z = 0.650

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 288.23410° · Dec 40.52090°

Galactic ℓ, b

71.833° · 13.468°

Ecliptic λ, β

300.485° · 62.044°

HTM-20 index

-1329079056

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