Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-183 b

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-183, located approximately 3,426.7 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.06 Earth radii
  • A mass of 4.90 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.15 g
  • An orbital period of 5.688 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0640 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 1,088 K (815 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 3,426.73 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.245
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 60,430,299 years

1 sibling around Kepler-183

Kepler-183 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-183 b this Sub-Neptune 2.06 4.90 5.688 1,088 2014
Kepler-183 c Sub-Neptune 2.27 35.70 11.637 857 2014

Kepler-183 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.06 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.184 R♃
Mass
4.90 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.015 M♃
Density
3.08 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.15 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.245
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

#1875of 1978

top 94.7%

This planet

2.06R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-183 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.0611.21
Mass (M⊕)1.004.90317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.513.081.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.152.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00281.850.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 138214374

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2052452140764708480

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2052452140764708480

System

Kepler-183

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.060 R⊕ · percentile 5 / cohort 1978
Mass 4.900 M⊕ · percentile 6 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 5.69 d · percentile 15 / cohort 1946
Distance 1,050.64 pc · percentile 81 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.245 · percentile 15 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
5.688 days
Semi-major axis
0.0640 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
87.45 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 5.69 Earth days (1.6% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0640 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.048 %

Duration

2.214 h

Impact parameter b

0.250

Rp / R★

0.021293

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,966.9563

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 476 ppm lasting ≈ 2.21 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.021293

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

19.680

Impact parameter (b)

0.250

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,966.9563

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.06090

Eq. Temperature

1,088K

(815 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

281.85

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.245

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the dayside is scorched.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Rowe et al. 2014

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2014-03

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-183

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,888 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

5.62 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.958 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.990 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.11

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.502 dex

Stellar density

0.920 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
1,050.64 parsec
Light-years 3,426.73 ly
V-band magnitude
14.99 mag
Voyager-speed travel 60,430,299 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.515.514.38B14.99V14.89Gaia14.94Kepler14.41TESS15.45Sloan g14.88Sloan r14.73Sloan i14.65Sloan z13.73J13.38H13.31K13.30W113.36W212.66W39.45W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

0.924 mas

Total Proper Motion

8.990 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-2.16 mas/yr

PM Declination

8.73 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.309 · y = -0.709 · z = 0.634

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 293.53081° · Dec 39.31593°

Galactic ℓ, b

72.543° · 9.289°

Ecliptic λ, β

307.757° · 59.708°

HTM-20 index

1281784525

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