Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-204 b

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-204, located approximately 2,239.8 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.53 Earth radii
  • A mass of 6.94 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.08 g
  • An orbital period of 14.401 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.1170 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 828 K (555 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 2,239.79 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.304
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 39,498,664 years

1 sibling around Kepler-204

Kepler-204 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-204 b this Sub-Neptune 2.53 6.94 14.401 828 2014
Kepler-204 c Super-Earth 1.79 3.86 25.661 683 2014

Kepler-204 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.53 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.226 R♃
Mass
6.94 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.022 M♃
Density
2.35 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.08 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

#1133of 1978

top 57.2%

This planet

2.53R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-204 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.5311.21
Mass (M⊕)1.006.94317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.351.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.082.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.0079.700.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 120495446

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2104071978297949056

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2104071978297949056

System

Kepler-204

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.530 R⊕ · percentile 42 / cohort 1978
Mass 6.940 M⊕ · percentile 39 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 14.40 d · percentile 49 / cohort 1946
Distance 686.72 pc · percentile 58 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.304 · percentile 29 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
14.401 days
Semi-major axis
0.1170 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
86.44 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 14.40 Earth days (3.9% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1170 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.040 %

Duration

3.906 h

Impact parameter b

0.570

Rp / R★

0.019100

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,455,007.9859

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 396 ppm lasting ≈ 3.91 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.019100

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

14.040

Impact parameter (b)

0.570

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,455,007.9859

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.17000

Eq. Temperature

828K

(555 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

79.70

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-204

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,812 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

1.41 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.238 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.038 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.07

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.269 dex

Stellar density

1.110 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
686.72 parsec
Light-years 2,239.79 ly
V-band magnitude
13.98 mag
Voyager-speed travel 39,498,664 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.315.415.39B13.98V13.87Gaia13.91Kepler13.43TESS14.32Sloan g13.85Sloan r13.73Sloan i13.65Sloan z12.85J12.49H12.48K12.38W112.45W212.69W39.33W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.427 mas

Total Proper Motion

18.732 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-3.65 mas/yr

PM Declination

-18.37 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.197 · y = -0.719 · z = 0.666

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 285.34716° · Dec 41.76185°

Galactic ℓ, b

72.120° · 15.955°

Ecliptic λ, β

296.550° · 63.793°

HTM-20 index

2138070122

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