Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-192 c

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 2.79 Earth radii
  • A mass of 8.20 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.05 g
  • An orbital period of 21.223 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.1500 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 623 K (350 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 2,125.47 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.388
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 37,482,729 years

2 siblings around Kepler-192

Kepler-192 c 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 Sub-Neptune 2.74 7.95 9.927 803 2014
Kepler-192 c this Sub-Neptune 2.79 8.20 21.223 623 2014

Kepler-192 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.79 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.249 R♃
Mass
8.20 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.026 M♃
Density
2.07 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.05 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.388
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

#754of 1978

top 38.1%

This planet

2.79R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-192 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.7911.21
Mass (M⊕)1.008.20317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.071.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.052.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.0038.220.037

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 2.790 R⊕ · percentile 61 / cohort 1978
Mass 8.200 M⊕ · percentile 56 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 21.22 d · percentile 65 / cohort 1946
Distance 651.67 pc · percentile 56 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.388 · percentile 50 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
21.223 days
Semi-major axis
0.1500 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
87.86 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 21.22 Earth days (5.8% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1500 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.058 %

Duration

4.940 h

Impact parameter b

0.820

Rp / R★

0.023800

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,455,003.3746

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 583 ppm lasting ≈ 4.94 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.023800

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

25.300

Impact parameter (b)

0.820

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,455,003.3746

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.23000

Eq. Temperature

623K

(350 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

38.22

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.388

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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