Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2013

Kepler-307 b

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-307, located approximately 1,877.3 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.43 Earth radii
  • A mass of 7.44 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.26 g
  • An orbital period of 10.421 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0936 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 797 K (524 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 1,877.29 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.322
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 33,106,042 years

1 sibling around Kepler-307

Kepler-307 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-307 b this Sub-Neptune 2.43 7.44 10.421 797 2013
Kepler-307 c Sub-Neptune 2.20 3.64 13.073 739 2013

Kepler-307 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.43 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.217 R♃
Mass
7.44 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.023 M♃
Density
2.62 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.26 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.322
HZ Position Inner
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2013
Method Transit
Facility Kepler
Telescope 0.95 m Kepler Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#1281of 1978

top 64.7%

This planet

2.43R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-307 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.4311.21
Mass (M⊕)1.007.44317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.621.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.262.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.0059.700.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 7.440 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 169930145

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2073691303802278784

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2073691303802278784

System

Kepler-307

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.430 R⊕ · percentile 35 / cohort 1978
Mass 7.440 M⊕ · percentile 47 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 10.42 d · percentile 36 / cohort 1946
Distance 575.58 pc · percentile 51 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.322 · percentile 33 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
10.421 days
Semi-major axis
0.0936 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
88.23 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 10.42 Earth days (2.9% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0936 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.088 %

Duration

2.779 h

Impact parameter b

0.704

Rp / R★

0.028979

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,456,464.3157

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 878 ppm lasting ≈ 2.78 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.028979

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

22.400

Impact parameter (b)

0.704

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,456,464.3157

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.16300

Eq. Temperature

797K

(524 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

59.70

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.322

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

Xie 2014

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2014-02

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-307

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,367 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

0.95 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.814 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.907 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.19

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.460 dex

Stellar density

1.330 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
575.58 parsec
Light-years 1,877.29 ly
V-band magnitude
14.15 mag
Voyager-speed travel 33,106,042 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.515.815.75B14.15V14.06Gaia14.07Kepler13.52TESS14.65Sloan g14.00Sloan r13.83Sloan i13.71Sloan z12.83J12.45H12.32K12.29W112.36W212.31W39.48W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.709 mas

Total Proper Motion

10.785 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-1.95 mas/yr

PM Declination

-10.61 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.355 · y = -0.673 · z = 0.648

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 297.79509° · Dec 40.41764°

Galactic ℓ, b

75.110° · 6.950°

Ecliptic λ, β

314.596° · 59.627°

HTM-20 index

-659563302

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