Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-269 b

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-269, located approximately 7,362.4 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.47 Earth radii
  • A mass of 6.66 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.09 g
  • An orbital period of 5.327 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0610 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 1,007 K (734 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 7,362.38 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.249
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 129,835,646 years

1 sibling around Kepler-269

Kepler-269 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-269 b this Sub-Neptune 2.47 6.66 5.327 1,007 2014
Kepler-269 c Super-Earth 1.69 3.50 8.128 875 2014

Kepler-269 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.47 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.220 R♃
Mass
6.66 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.021 M♃
Density
2.43 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.09 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.249
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

#1226of 1978

top 61.9%

This planet

2.47R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-269 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.4711.21
Mass (M⊕)1.006.66317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.431.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.092.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00604.900.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 122297877

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2101854881822529024

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2101854881822529024

System

Kepler-269

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.470 R⊕ · percentile 37 / cohort 1978
Mass 6.660 M⊕ · percentile 35 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 5.33 d · percentile 14 / cohort 1946
Distance 2,257.32 pc · percentile 98 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.249 · percentile 16 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
5.327 days
Semi-major axis
0.0610 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
89.80 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 5.33 Earth days (1.5% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0610 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.061 %

Duration

3.387 h

Impact parameter b

0.620

Rp / R★

0.022482

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,455,190.1220

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 611 ppm lasting ≈ 3.39 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.022482

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

5.370

Impact parameter (b)

0.620

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,455,190.1220

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.02700

Eq. Temperature

1,007K

(734 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

604.90

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.249

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the dayside is scorched.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Rowe et al. 2014

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2014-03

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-269

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,847 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

6.46 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.959 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.920 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.40

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.500 dex

Stellar density

0.320 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
2,257.32 parsec
Light-years 7,362.38 ly
V-band magnitude
15.65 mag
Voyager-speed travel 129,835,646 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.216.416.37B15.65V15.74Gaia15.81Kepler15.21TESS16.32Sloan g15.71Sloan r15.59Sloan i15.48Sloan z14.44J14.14H13.96K14.14W114.23W212.98W39.16W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

0.413 mas

Total Proper Motion

4.366 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-2.91 mas/yr

PM Declination

3.25 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.258 · y = -0.700 · z = 0.666

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 290.21515° · Dec 41.77598°

Galactic ℓ, b

73.645° · 12.639°

Ecliptic λ, β

304.346° · 62.825°

HTM-20 index

502754729

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