Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-310 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-310, located approximately 1,964.3 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 56.475 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.2810 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 417 K (144 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 1,964.33 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.514
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 34,641,014 years

2 siblings around Kepler-310

Kepler-310 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-310 b Rocky Terrestrial 1.19 1.81 13.931 665 2014
Kepler-310 c this Sub-Neptune 3.38 11.40 56.475 417 2014
Kepler-310 d Sub-Neptune 2.47 7.00 92.876 353 2014

Kepler-310 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 0.514
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-310 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⊕)1.007.110.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 158840828

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2127798442794047104

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2127798442794047104

System

Kepler-310

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 3.380 R⊕ · percentile 88 / cohort 1978
Mass 11.400 M⊕ · percentile 82 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 56.48 d · percentile 88 / cohort 1946
Distance 602.27 pc · percentile 53 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.514 · percentile 72 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
56.475 days
Semi-major axis
0.2810 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
88.81 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 56.48 Earth days (15.5% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.2810 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.109 %

Duration

6.133 h

Impact parameter b

0.890

Rp / R★

0.033600

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,976.8131

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 1,092 ppm lasting ≈ 6.13 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.033600

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

47.000

Impact parameter (b)

0.890

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,976.8131

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.46700

Eq. Temperature

417K

(144 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

7.11

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.514

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

Rowe et al. 2014

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2014-03

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-310

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,797 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

1.90 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.876 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.854 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

-0.12

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.521 dex

Stellar density

1.460 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
602.27 parsec
Light-years 1,964.33 ly
V-band magnitude
14.38 mag
Voyager-speed travel 34,641,014 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.415.615.59B14.38V14.27Gaia14.28Kepler13.77TESS14.78Sloan g14.24Sloan r14.06Sloan i14.15Sloan z13.06J12.69H12.63K12.56W112.62W212.71W39.37W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.632 mas

Total Proper Motion

7.268 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-7.27 mas/yr

PM Declination

-0.19 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.220 · y = -0.646 · z = 0.731

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 288.83928° · Dec 46.98675°

Galactic ℓ, b

78.130° · 15.674°

Ecliptic λ, β

306.149° · 68.075°

HTM-20 index

1862303311

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