Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2023

Kepler-1801 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-1801, located approximately 2,737.5 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.91 Earth radii
  • A mass of 8.80 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.04 g
  • An orbital period of 116.583 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.4572 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 371 K (98 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 2,737.53 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.600
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 48,276,368 years

1 sibling around Kepler-1801

Kepler-1801 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-1801 b Sub-Neptune 2.71 7.80 10.441 829 2021
Kepler-1801 c this Sub-Neptune 2.91 8.80 116.583 371 2023

Kepler-1801 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.91 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.260 R♃
Mass
8.80 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.028 M♃
Density
1.96 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.04 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.600
HZ Position Inner
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2023
Method Transit
Facility Kepler
Telescope 0.95 m Kepler Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#608of 1978

top 30.7%

This planet

2.91R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-1801 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.9111.21
Mass (M⊕)1.008.80317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.961.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.042.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.004.470.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 139034625

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2076185408488670208

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2076185408488670208

System

Kepler-1801

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.910 R⊕ · percentile 69 / cohort 1978
Mass 8.800 M⊕ · percentile 63 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 116.58 d · percentile 95 / cohort 1946
Distance 839.33 pc · percentile 68 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.600 · percentile 82 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
116.583 days
Semi-major axis
0.4572 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
89.74 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 116.58 Earth days (31.9% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.4572 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.082 %

Duration

5.800 h

Impact parameter b

0.586

Rp / R★

0.027148

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,455,079.6275

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 819 ppm lasting ≈ 5.80 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.027148

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

129.500

Impact parameter (b)

0.586

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,455,079.6275

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.54500

Eq. Temperature

371K

(98 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

4.47

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.600

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — liquid water is physically possible with adequate atmospheric pressure.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Valizadegan et al. 2023

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2023-05

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-1801

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,738 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

8.10 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.981 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.936 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

-0.06

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.426 dex

Stellar density

3.023 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
839.33 parsec
Light-years 2,737.53 ly
V-band magnitude
15.28 mag
Voyager-speed travel 48,276,368 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.215.715.55B15.28V15.07Gaia15.10Kepler14.54TESS15.68Sloan g15.05Sloan r14.86Sloan i14.73Sloan z13.83J13.48H13.41K13.34W113.44W212.87W39.24W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.163 mas

Total Proper Motion

4.354 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

4.01 mas/yr

PM Declination

-1.70 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.330 · y = -0.701 · z = 0.632

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 295.16401° · Dec 39.20140°

Galactic ℓ, b

73.043° · 8.119°

Ecliptic λ, β

310.039° · 59.192°

HTM-20 index

-1968841251

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