Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-233 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-233, located approximately 2,793.3 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.71 Earth radii
  • A mass of 7.80 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.06 g
  • An orbital period of 60.419 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.2870 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 390 K (117 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 2,793.26 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.593
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 49,259,057 years

1 sibling around Kepler-233

Kepler-233 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-233 b Sub-Neptune 2.43 6.48 8.472 751 2014
Kepler-233 c this Sub-Neptune 2.71 7.80 60.419 390 2014

Kepler-233 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.71 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.242 R♃
Mass
7.80 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.025 M♃
Density
2.15 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.06 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.593
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

#849of 1978

top 42.9%

This planet

2.71R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-233 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.7111.21
Mass (M⊕)1.007.80317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.151.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.062.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.006.200.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 27843776

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2135507084456876928

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2135507084456876928

System

Kepler-233

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.710 R⊕ · percentile 57 / cohort 1978
Mass 7.800 M⊕ · percentile 52 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 60.42 d · percentile 89 / cohort 1946
Distance 856.42 pc · percentile 69 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.593 · percentile 82 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
60.419 days
Semi-major axis
0.2870 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
89.94 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 60.42 Earth days (16.5% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.2870 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.093 %

Duration

5.619 h

Impact parameter b

0.860

Rp / R★

0.027422

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,455,014.1615

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 931 ppm lasting ≈ 5.62 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.027422

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

93.710

Impact parameter (b)

0.860

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,455,014.1615

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.33500

Eq. Temperature

390K

(117 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

6.20

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.593

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-233

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,360 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

0.60 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.758 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.855 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

-0.09

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.614 dex

Stellar density

3.863 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
856.42 parsec
Light-years 2,793.26 ly
V-band magnitude
15.48 mag
Voyager-speed travel 49,259,057 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.516.416.35B15.48V15.33Gaia15.34Kepler14.77TESS15.95Sloan g15.27Sloan r15.08Sloan i14.98Sloan z14.01J13.56H13.45K13.43W113.50W212.98W39.49W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.139 mas

Total Proper Motion

11.587 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

3.98 mas/yr

PM Declination

-10.88 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.278 · y = -0.560 · z = 0.781

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 296.36651° · Dec 51.31945°

Galactic ℓ, b

84.335° · 13.064°

Ecliptic λ, β

323.784° · 69.879°

HTM-20 index

-231446373

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