Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-184 d

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-184, located approximately 1,990.6 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.49 Earth radii
  • A mass of 6.76 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.09 g
  • An orbital period of 29.022 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.1790 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 559 K (286 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 1,990.61 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.450
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 35,104,491 years

2 siblings around Kepler-184

Kepler-184 d shares its host star with 2 other confirmed planets. Side-by-side measurements below.

Planet Type Radius (R⊕) Mass (M⊕) Period (d) Eq. T (K) Year
Kepler-184 b Sub-Neptune 2.36 6.17 10.688 780 2014
Kepler-184 c Super-Earth 1.97 8.80 20.303 630 2014
Kepler-184 d this Sub-Neptune 2.49 6.76 29.022 559 2014

Kepler-184 d Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.49 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.222 R♃
Mass
6.76 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.021 M♃
Density
2.41 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.09 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.450
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

#1191of 1978

top 60.2%

This planet

2.49R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-184 d Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.4911.21
Mass (M⊕)1.006.76317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.411.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.092.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.0018.560.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 63119782

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2125831210335846016

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2125831210335846016

System

Kepler-184

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.490 R⊕ · percentile 39 / cohort 1978
Mass 6.760 M⊕ · percentile 37 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 29.02 d · percentile 73 / cohort 1946
Distance 610.33 pc · percentile 53 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.450 · percentile 62 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
29.022 days
Semi-major axis
0.1790 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
88.09 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 29.02 Earth days (7.9% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1790 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.064 %

Duration

3.961 h

Impact parameter b

0.890

Rp / R★

0.028130

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,455,031.3679

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 638 ppm lasting ≈ 3.96 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.028130

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

22.700

Impact parameter (b)

0.890

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,455,031.3679

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.29300

Eq. Temperature

559K

(286 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

18.56

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.450

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-184

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,788 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

2.95 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.873 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.872 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

-0.20

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.510 dex

Stellar density

1.590 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[M/H]

Distance
610.33 parsec
Light-years 1,990.61 ly
V-band magnitude
14.42 mag
Voyager-speed travel 35,104,491 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.115.215.17B14.42V14.31Gaia14.34Kepler13.82TESS14.83Sloan g14.28Sloan r14.13Sloan i14.01Sloan z13.10J12.75H12.69K12.66W112.69W212.68W39.06W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.610 mas

Total Proper Motion

22.875 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-2.93 mas/yr

PM Declination

-22.69 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.273 · y = -0.678 · z = 0.683

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 291.95188° · Dec 43.07462°

Galactic ℓ, b

75.411° · 12.045°

Ecliptic λ, β

307.962° · 63.649°

HTM-20 index

-731533176

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