Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-275 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the f-type yellow-white Kepler-275, located approximately 6,634.8 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 3.38 Earth radii
  • A mass of 11.40 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.00 g
  • An orbital period of 16.088 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.1320 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 875 K (602 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 6,634.83 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.256
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 117,005,193 years

2 siblings around Kepler-275

Kepler-275 c shares its host star with 2 other confirmed planets. Side-by-side measurements below.

Planet Type Radius (R⊕) Mass (M⊕) Period (d) Eq. T (K) Year
Kepler-275 b Sub-Neptune 2.34 6.08 10.301 1,015 2014
Kepler-275 c this Sub-Neptune 3.38 11.40 16.088 875 2014
Kepler-275 d Sub-Neptune 3.33 11.10 35.676 671 2014

Kepler-275 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
3.38 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.302 R♃
Mass
11.40 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.036 M♃
Density
1.62 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.00 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.256
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

#230of 1978

top 11.6%

This planet

3.38R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-275 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.003.3811.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0011.40317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.621.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.002.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00146.500.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 137634395

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2051950454223150720

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2051950454223150720

System

Kepler-275

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 3.380 R⊕ · percentile 88 / cohort 1978
Mass 11.400 M⊕ · percentile 82 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 16.09 d · percentile 54 / cohort 1946
Distance 2,034.25 pc · percentile 97 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.256 · percentile 18 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
16.088 days
Semi-major axis
0.1320 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
87.82 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 16.09 Earth days (4.4% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1320 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.060 %

Duration

5.888 h

Impact parameter b

0.060

Rp / R★

0.023680

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,972.4975

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 598 ppm lasting ≈ 5.89 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.023680

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

22.020

Impact parameter (b)

0.060

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,972.4975

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.06490

Eq. Temperature

875K

(602 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

146.50

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.256

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-275

Spectral Class

F-type yellow-white

Effective Temperature

6,165 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

3.39 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.383 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.189 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.08

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.229 dex

Stellar density

0.470 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
2,034.25 parsec
Light-years 6,634.83 ly
V-band magnitude
15.29 mag
Voyager-speed travel 117,005,193 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.315.715.70B15.29V15.29Gaia15.32Kepler14.88TESS15.68Sloan g15.23Sloan r15.17Sloan i15.14Sloan z14.28J14.03H13.96K13.98W114.09W212.54W39.32W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

0.464 mas

Total Proper Motion

1.637 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-0.69 mas/yr

PM Declination

-1.49 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.299 · y = -0.723 · z = 0.623

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 292.47970° · Dec 38.51490°

Galactic ℓ, b

71.441° · 9.647°

Ecliptic λ, β

305.743° · 59.196°

HTM-20 index

1165062165

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