Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-192 b

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-192, located approximately 2,125.5 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.74 Earth radii
  • A mass of 7.95 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.06 g
  • An orbital period of 9.927 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0900 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 803 K (530 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 2,125.47 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.304
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 37,482,729 years

2 siblings around Kepler-192

Kepler-192 b 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-192 d Rocky Terrestrial 1.02 1.04 6.470 926 2016
Kepler-192 b this Sub-Neptune 2.74 7.95 9.927 803 2014
Kepler-192 c Sub-Neptune 2.79 8.20 21.223 623 2014

Kepler-192 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.74 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.244 R♃
Mass
7.95 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.025 M♃
Density
2.12 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.06 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.304
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

#815of 1978

top 41.2%

This planet

2.74R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-192 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.7411.21
Mass (M⊕)1.007.95317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.121.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.062.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00105.300.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 158626833

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2130243550494676480

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2130243550494676480

System

Kepler-192

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.740 R⊕ · percentile 59 / cohort 1978
Mass 7.950 M⊕ · percentile 54 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 9.93 d · percentile 33 / cohort 1946
Distance 651.67 pc · percentile 56 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.304 · percentile 29 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
9.927 days
Semi-major axis
0.0900 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
87.77 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 9.93 Earth days (2.7% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0900 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.073 %

Duration

3.780 h

Impact parameter b

0.380

Rp / R★

0.024821

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,455,008.6850

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 726 ppm lasting ≈ 3.78 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.024821

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

19.830

Impact parameter (b)

0.380

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,455,008.6850

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.13800

Eq. Temperature

803K

(530 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

105.30

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.304

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-192

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,479 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

2.95 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.007 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.028 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.36

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.428 dex

Stellar density

1.110 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[M/H]

Distance
651.67 parsec
Light-years 2,125.47 ly
V-band magnitude
14.31 mag
Voyager-speed travel 37,482,729 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.315.215.24B14.31V14.10Gaia14.13Kepler13.60TESS14.66Sloan g14.06Sloan r13.90Sloan i13.81Sloan z12.89J12.51H12.43K12.41W112.44W212.31W39.30W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.506 mas

Total Proper Motion

4.580 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

3.44 mas/yr

PM Declination

-3.02 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.215 · y = -0.666 · z = 0.714

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 287.91794° · Dec 45.59288°

Galactic ℓ, b

76.539° · 15.714°

Ecliptic λ, β

303.379° · 66.967°

HTM-20 index

1211133841

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