Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-310 d

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 2.47 Earth radii
  • A mass of 7.00 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.15 g
  • An orbital period of 92.876 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.3920 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 353 K (80 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 1,964.33 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.700
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 34,641,014 years

2 siblings around Kepler-310

Kepler-310 d 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 Sub-Neptune 3.38 11.40 56.475 417 2014
Kepler-310 d this Sub-Neptune 2.47 7.00 92.876 353 2014

Kepler-310 d Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.47 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.220 R♃
Mass
7.00 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.022 M♃
Density
3.30 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.15 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.700
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-310 d Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.4711.21
Mass (M⊕)1.007.00317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.513.301.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.152.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.003.660.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 7.000 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

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 2.470 R⊕ · percentile 37 / cohort 1978
Mass 7.000 M⊕ · percentile 40 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 92.88 d · percentile 93 / cohort 1946
Distance 602.27 pc · percentile 53 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.700 · percentile 92 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
92.876 days
Semi-major axis
0.3920 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
88.82 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 92.88 Earth days (25.4% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.3920 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.066 %

Duration

7.126 h

Impact parameter b

0.790

Rp / R★

0.025530

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,978.9257

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 659 ppm lasting ≈ 7.13 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.025530

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

44.300

Impact parameter (b)

0.790

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,978.9257

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.65100

Eq. Temperature

353K

(80 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

3.66

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.700

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — liquid water is physically possible with adequate atmospheric pressure.

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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