Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-302 b

A neptune-like orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-302, located approximately 4,574.6 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 4.06 Earth radii
  • A mass of 15.50 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.94 g
  • An orbital period of 30.184 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.1930 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 634 K (361 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 4,574.60 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.326
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 80,673,046 years

1 sibling around Kepler-302

Kepler-302 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-302 b this Neptune-like 4.06 15.50 30.184 634 2014
Kepler-302 c Gas Giant 12.45 127.282 392 2014

Kepler-302 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
4.06 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.362 R♃
Mass
15.50 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.049 M♃
Density
1.27 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.94 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.326
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

#554of 574

top 96.3%

This planet

4.06R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-302 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.004.0611.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0015.50317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.271.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.942.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.0031.250.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 270951852

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2078195212660287616

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2078195212660287616

System

Kepler-302

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 4.060 R⊕ · percentile 3 / cohort 574
Mass 15.500 M⊕ · percentile 9 / cohort 574
Orbital period 30.18 d · percentile 60 / cohort 524
Distance 1,402.58 pc · percentile 82 / cohort 572
ESI 0.326 · percentile 57 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
30.184 days
Semi-major axis
0.1930 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
89.98 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 30.18 Earth days (8.3% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1930 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.097 %

Duration

5.940 h

Impact parameter b

0.730

Rp / R★

0.029821

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,979.6401

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 975 ppm lasting ≈ 5.94 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.029821

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

40.330

Impact parameter (b)

0.730

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,979.6401

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.13800

Eq. Temperature

634K

(361 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

31.25

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.326

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-302

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,740 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

4.47 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.220 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.021 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.16

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.286 dex

Stellar density

1.070 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
1,402.58 parsec
Light-years 4,574.60 ly
V-band magnitude
15.69 mag
Voyager-speed travel 80,673,046 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

8.816.416.44B15.69V15.49Gaia15.51Kepler14.99TESS16.02Sloan g15.46Sloan r15.29Sloan i15.19Sloan z14.26J13.91H13.90K13.87W113.97W212.97W38.81W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

0.685 mas

Total Proper Motion

17.566 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-6.25 mas/yr

PM Declination

-16.42 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.298 · y = -0.660 · z = 0.690

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 294.31693° · Dec 43.62924°

Galactic ℓ, b

76.705° · 10.758°

Ecliptic λ, β

312.023° · 63.563°

HTM-20 index

-1340158003

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