Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-199 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-199, located approximately 1,699.4 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 3.25 Earth radii
  • A mass of 10.60 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.00 g
  • An orbital period of 67.093 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.3160 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 420 K (147 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 1,699.45 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.519
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 29,969,779 years

1 sibling around Kepler-199

Kepler-199 c 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-199 b Sub-Neptune 3.11 9.85 23.638 595 2014
Kepler-199 c this Sub-Neptune 3.25 10.60 67.093 420 2014

Kepler-199 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
3.25 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.290 R♃
Mass
10.60 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.033 M♃
Density
1.70 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.00 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.519
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

#312of 1978

top 15.7%

This planet

3.25R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-199 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.003.2511.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0010.60317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.701.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.002.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.007.890.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 184090767

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2076391669999950720

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2076391669999950720

System

Kepler-199

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 3.250 R⊕ · percentile 84 / cohort 1978
Mass 10.600 M⊕ · percentile 77 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 67.09 d · percentile 90 / cohort 1946
Distance 521.05 pc · percentile 48 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.519 · percentile 73 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
67.093 days
Semi-major axis
0.3160 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
88.93 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 67.09 Earth days (18.4% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.3160 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.129 %

Duration

6.931 h

Impact parameter b

0.130

Rp / R★

0.030990

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,979.5658

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 1,294 ppm lasting ≈ 6.93 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.030990

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

76.610

Impact parameter (b)

0.130

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,979.5658

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.60600

Eq. Temperature

420K

(147 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

7.89

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.519

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the surface is too hot to retain surface water.

Detection Signatures

Transit photometry

A transit dip has been observed from at least one telescope.

Transit timing variations

Gravitational interactions from neighbours have been detected.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Rowe et al. 2014

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2014-03

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-199

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,644 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

1.45 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.967 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.960 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.00

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.438 dex

Stellar density

1.300 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
521.05 parsec
Light-years 1,699.45 ly
V-band magnitude
13.80 mag
Voyager-speed travel 29,969,779 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 15 bands

8.914.113.80V13.60Gaia13.60Kepler13.13TESS14.07Sloan g13.55Sloan r13.39Sloan i13.33Sloan z12.45J12.10H12.08K11.85W111.98W211.95W38.88W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.890 mas

Total Proper Motion

4.026 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-1.94 mas/yr

PM Declination

-3.53 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.329 · y = -0.689 · z = 0.646

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 295.55943° · Dec 40.23625°

Galactic ℓ, b

74.108° · 8.347°

Ecliptic λ, β

311.296° · 60.064°

HTM-20 index

-1515937698

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