Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-151 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-151, located approximately 2,119.7 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.09 Earth radii
  • A mass of 5.02 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.15 g
  • An orbital period of 24.675 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.1600 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 544 K (271 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 2,119.75 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.492
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 37,381,786 years

1 sibling around Kepler-151

Kepler-151 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-151 b Sub-Neptune 3.06 9.59 15.229 639 2014
Kepler-151 c this Sub-Neptune 2.09 5.02 24.675 544 2014

Kepler-151 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.09 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.186 R♃
Mass
5.02 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.016 M♃
Density
3.02 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.15 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.492
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

#1832of 1978

top 92.6%

This planet

2.09R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-151 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.0911.21
Mass (M⊕)1.005.02317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.513.021.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.152.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.0021.410.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 137410997

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2053585732948605952

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2053585732948605952

System

Kepler-151

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.090 R⊕ · percentile 7 / cohort 1978
Mass 5.020 M⊕ · percentile 8 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 24.67 d · percentile 69 / cohort 1946
Distance 649.92 pc · percentile 56 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.492 · percentile 69 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
24.675 days
Semi-major axis
0.1600 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
88.69 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 24.67 Earth days (6.8% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1600 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.067 %

Duration

3.014 h

Impact parameter b

0.060

Rp / R★

0.023409

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,979.7707

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 671 ppm lasting ≈ 3.01 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.023409

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

61.990

Impact parameter (b)

0.060

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,979.7707

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.24600

Eq. Temperature

544K

(271 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

21.41

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.492

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-151

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,460 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

4.60 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.830 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.870 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.12

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.555 dex

Stellar density

7.403 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[M/H]

Distance
649.92 parsec
Light-years 2,119.75 ly
V-band magnitude
14.96 mag
Voyager-speed travel 37,381,786 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.315.615.64B14.96V14.72Gaia14.77Kepler14.17TESS15.37Sloan g14.70Sloan r14.51Sloan i14.40Sloan z13.38J13.00H12.86K12.84W112.89W212.25W39.31W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.510 mas

Total Proper Motion

9.945 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

0.79 mas/yr

PM Declination

-9.91 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.285 · y = -0.699 · z = 0.656

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 292.16279° · Dec 41.02319°

Galactic ℓ, b

73.605° · 10.996°

Ecliptic λ, β

306.831° · 61.658°

HTM-20 index

1763253159

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