Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2021

Kepler-1814 b

A sub-neptune orbiting the k-type orange Kepler-1814, located approximately 2,369.0 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.37 Earth radii
  • A mass of 6.21 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.11 g
  • An orbital period of 2.935 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0377 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 1,022 K (749 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 2,369.02 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.249
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 41,777,684 years
  • Almost certainly tidally locked to its host star given the close orbit

1 sibling around Kepler-1814

Kepler-1814 b 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-1814 c Super-Earth 1.76 3.75 0.626 1,711 2023
Kepler-1814 b this Sub-Neptune 2.37 6.21 2.935 1,022 2021

Kepler-1814 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.37 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.211 R♃
Mass
6.21 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.020 M♃
Density
2.56 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.11 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.249
HZ Position Inner
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2021
Method Transit
Facility Kepler
Telescope 0.95 m Kepler Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#1389of 1978

top 70.2%

This planet

2.37R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-1814 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.3711.21
Mass (M⊕)1.006.21317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.561.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.112.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00216.900.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 399821831

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2103845032226500352

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2103845032226500352

System

Kepler-1814

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.370 R⊕ · percentile 30 / cohort 1978
Mass 6.210 M⊕ · percentile 29 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 2.94 d · percentile 4 / cohort 1946
Distance 726.35 pc · percentile 61 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.249 · percentile 16 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
2.935 days
Semi-major axis
0.0377 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
84.29 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 2.94 Earth days (0.8% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0377 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.108 %

Duration

1.504 h

Impact parameter b

0.084

Rp / R★

0.029179

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,969.1849

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 1,077 ppm lasting ≈ 1.50 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.029179

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

16.500

Impact parameter (b)

0.084

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,969.1849

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.05180

Eq. Temperature

1,022K

(749 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

216.90

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.249

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the dayside is scorched. Close-orbiting tidally-locked around a cool host.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Valizadegan et al. 2022

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2022-02

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-1814

Spectral Class

K-type orange

Effective Temperature

4,922 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

2.82 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.823 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.790 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.20

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.505 dex

Stellar density

1.415 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
726.35 parsec
Light-years 2,369.02 ly
V-band magnitude
15.81 mag
Voyager-speed travel 41,777,684 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.017.217.20B15.81V15.61Gaia15.62Kepler14.94TESS16.48Sloan g15.55Sloan r15.26Sloan i15.12Sloan z14.01J13.48H13.39K13.14W113.27W212.62W38.96W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.348 mas

Total Proper Motion

2.639 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-2.01 mas/yr

PM Declination

-1.71 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.197 · y = -0.725 · z = 0.660

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 285.21668° · Dec 41.28244°

Galactic ℓ, b

71.620° · 15.863°

Ecliptic λ, β

296.083° · 63.350°

HTM-20 index

1897340358

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