Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-153 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-153, located approximately 1,498.3 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.53 Earth radii
  • A mass of 6.94 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.08 g
  • An orbital period of 46.902 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.2370 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 458 K (185 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 1,498.26 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.533
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 26,421,748 years

1 sibling around Kepler-153

Kepler-153 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-153 b Sub-Neptune 2.92 8.85 18.870 621 2014
Kepler-153 c this Sub-Neptune 2.53 6.94 46.902 458 2014

Kepler-153 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.53 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.226 R♃
Mass
6.94 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.022 M♃
Density
2.35 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.08 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.533
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

#1133of 1978

top 57.2%

This planet

2.53R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-153 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.5311.21
Mass (M⊕)1.006.94317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.351.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.082.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.006.420.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 48188777

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2119711156811669120

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2119711156811669120

System

Kepler-153

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.530 R⊕ · percentile 42 / cohort 1978
Mass 6.940 M⊕ · percentile 39 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 46.90 d · percentile 84 / cohort 1946
Distance 459.37 pc · percentile 45 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.533 · percentile 75 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
46.902 days
Semi-major axis
0.2370 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
89.49 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 46.90 Earth days (12.8% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.2370 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.082 %

Duration

3.826 h

Impact parameter b

0.290

Rp / R★

0.026452

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,987.3065

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 821 ppm lasting ≈ 3.83 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.026452

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

87.100

Impact parameter (b)

0.290

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,987.3065

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.51600

Eq. Temperature

458K

(185 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

6.42

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.533

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-153

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,404 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

13.80 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.892 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.756 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

-0.27

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.446 dex

Stellar density

1.940 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
459.37 parsec
Light-years 1,498.26 ly
V-band magnitude
14.39 mag
Voyager-speed travel 26,421,748 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.215.615.61B14.39V14.25Gaia14.26Kepler13.72TESS14.86Sloan g14.23Sloan r14.00Sloan i13.96Sloan z12.95J12.48H12.42K12.40W112.44W212.33W39.15W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

2.148 mas

Total Proper Motion

16.892 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-5.18 mas/yr

PM Declination

-16.08 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.144 · y = -0.650 · z = 0.746

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 282.46050° · Dec 48.25703°

Galactic ℓ, b

77.767° · 20.142°

Ecliptic λ, β

295.609° · 70.590°

HTM-20 index

2031141217

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