Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-265 e

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-265, located approximately 4,175.6 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.59 Earth radii
  • A mass of 7.22 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.08 g
  • An orbital period of 67.831 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.3190 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 476 K (203 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 4,175.61 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.511
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 73,636,917 years

3 siblings around Kepler-265

Kepler-265 e shares its host star with 3 other confirmed planets. Side-by-side measurements below.

Planet Type Radius (R⊕) Mass (M⊕) Period (d) Eq. T (K) Year
Kepler-265 b Super-Earth 1.86 4.12 6.846 1,022 2014
Kepler-265 c Sub-Neptune 2.63 7.41 17.029 755 2014
Kepler-265 d Sub-Neptune 2.49 6.76 43.131 554 2014
Kepler-265 e this Sub-Neptune 2.59 7.22 67.831 476 2014

Kepler-265 e Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.59 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.231 R♃
Mass
7.22 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.023 M♃
Density
2.28 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.08 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.511
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

#1043of 1978

top 52.7%

This planet

2.59R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-265 e Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.5911.21
Mass (M⊕)1.007.22317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.281.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.082.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.0010.350.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 122445076

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2101776885215761152

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2101776885215761152

System

Kepler-265

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.590 R⊕ · percentile 47 / cohort 1978
Mass 7.220 M⊕ · percentile 43 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 67.83 d · percentile 90 / cohort 1946
Distance 1,280.25 pc · percentile 88 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.511 · percentile 72 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
67.831 days
Semi-major axis
0.3190 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
89.98 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 67.83 Earth days (18.6% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.3190 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.051 %

Duration

7.066 h

Impact parameter b

0.020

Rp / R★

0.020550

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,958.8970

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 508 ppm lasting ≈ 7.07 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.020550

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

71.850

Impact parameter (b)

0.020

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,958.8970

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.24900

Eq. Temperature

476K

(203 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

10.35

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.511

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-265

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,835 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

0.28 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.103 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.970 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

-0.11

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.326 dex

Stellar density

1.160 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
1,280.25 parsec
Light-years 4,175.61 ly
V-band magnitude
15.47 mag
Voyager-speed travel 73,636,917 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

8.816.116.13B15.47V15.35Gaia15.38Kepler14.91TESS15.80Sloan g15.35Sloan r15.20Sloan i15.15Sloan z14.25J13.94H13.90K13.93W113.93W212.16W38.79W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

0.753 mas

Total Proper Motion

14.530 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-3.40 mas/yr

PM Declination

-14.13 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.263 · y = -0.704 · z = 0.659

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 290.51048° · Dec 41.24474°

Galactic ℓ, b

73.250° · 12.212°

Ecliptic λ, β

304.457° · 62.252°

HTM-20 index

324541364

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