Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2017

Kepler-150 f

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 3.64 Earth radii
  • A mass of 12.90 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.97 g
  • An orbital period of 637.209 days
  • Semi-major axis 1.2400 AU
  • Distance from Earth 2,906.35 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.575
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 51,253,480 years

4 siblings around Kepler-150

Kepler-150 f 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 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 this Sub-Neptune 3.64 12.90 637.209 2017

Kepler-150 f Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
3.64 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.325 R♃
Mass
12.90 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.041 M♃
Density
1.47 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.97 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.575
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2017
Method Transit
Facility Kepler
Telescope 0.95 m Kepler Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#120of 1978

top 6.0%

This planet

3.64R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-150 f Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.003.6411.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0012.90317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.471.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.972.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

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 3.640 R⊕ · percentile 94 / cohort 1978
Mass 12.900 M⊕ · percentile 87 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 637.21 d · percentile 100 / cohort 1946
Distance 891.09 pc · percentile 72 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.575 · percentile 80 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
637.209 days
Semi-major axis
1.2400 AU
Eccentricity
Inclination
90.00 °

Year Length

A year here lasts about 1.74 Earth years at a mean orbital distance of 1.2400 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Duration

13.410 h

Impact parameter b

0.000

Rp / R★

0.035800

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,455,979.2422

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.035800

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

291.100

Impact parameter (b)

0.000

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,455,979.2422

Angular separation (arcsec)

1.39000

Eq. Temperature

 

Insolation (S⊕)

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.575

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Schmitt et al. 2017

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2017-04

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-150

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,528 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

1.74 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.905 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.970 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.12

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.511 dex

Stellar density

1.843 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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