Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-313 b

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-313, located approximately 3,520.5 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.53 Earth radii
  • A mass of 6.94 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.08 g
  • An orbital period of 14.970 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.1250 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 883 K (610 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 3,520.51 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.284
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 62,084,232 years

1 sibling around Kepler-313

Kepler-313 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-313 b this Sub-Neptune 2.53 6.94 14.970 883 2014
Kepler-313 c Sub-Neptune 2.57 7.13 32.273 683 2014

Kepler-313 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.53 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.226 R♃
Mass
6.94 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.022 M♃
Density
2.35 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.08 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.284
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

#1133of 1978

top 57.2%

This planet

2.53R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-313 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.5311.21
Mass (M⊕)1.006.94317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.351.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.082.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00142.400.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 28448998

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2086932653608913024

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2086932653608913024

System

Kepler-313

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.530 R⊕ · percentile 42 / cohort 1978
Mass 6.940 M⊕ · percentile 39 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 14.97 d · percentile 50 / cohort 1946
Distance 1,079.40 pc · percentile 83 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.284 · percentile 24 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
14.970 days
Semi-major axis
0.1250 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
88.91 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 14.97 Earth days (4.1% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1250 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.029 %

Duration

5.858 h

Impact parameter b

0.020

Rp / R★

0.015631

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,967.5006

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 291 ppm lasting ≈ 5.86 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.015631

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

13.000

Impact parameter (b)

0.020

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,967.5006

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.11600

Eq. Temperature

883K

(610 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

142.40

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.284

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-313

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,727 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

7.08 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.536 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.114 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.26

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.127 dex

Stellar density

0.370 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
1,079.40 parsec
Light-years 3,520.51 ly
V-band magnitude
14.30 mag
Voyager-speed travel 62,084,232 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.014.714.66B14.30V14.11Gaia14.17Kepler13.60TESS14.65Sloan g14.08Sloan r13.96Sloan i13.81Sloan z12.87J12.55H12.52K12.35W112.37W212.47W38.99W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

0.926 mas

Total Proper Motion

13.727 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-10.91 mas/yr

PM Declination

-8.33 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.312 · y = -0.580 · z = 0.752

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 298.29487° · Dec 48.77540°

Galactic ℓ, b

82.644° · 10.770°

Ecliptic λ, β

323.253° · 67.056°

HTM-20 index

1522651025

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