Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-314 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-314, located approximately 877.0 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.90 Earth radii
  • A mass of 8.75 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.04 g
  • An orbital period of 5.960 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0640 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 890 K (617 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 876.97 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.267
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 15,465,392 years

1 sibling around Kepler-314

Kepler-314 c 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-314 b Rocky Terrestrial 0.83 0.50 2.461 1,195 2014
Kepler-314 c this Sub-Neptune 2.90 8.75 5.960 890 2014

Kepler-314 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.90 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.259 R♃
Mass
8.75 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.028 M♃
Density
1.97 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.04 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.267
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

#621of 1978

top 31.3%

This planet

2.90R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-314 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.9011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.008.75317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.971.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.042.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00149.980.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 271052158

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2077540827141811200

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2077540827141811200

System

Kepler-314

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.900 R⊕ · percentile 68 / cohort 1978
Mass 8.750 M⊕ · percentile 62 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 5.96 d · percentile 17 / cohort 1946
Distance 268.88 pc · percentile 33 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.267 · percentile 20 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
5.960 days
Semi-major axis
0.0640 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
85.57 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 5.96 Earth days (1.6% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0640 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.082 %

Duration

2.765 h

Impact parameter b

0.750

Rp / R★

0.025530

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,970.2649

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 824 ppm lasting ≈ 2.77 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.025530

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

16.400

Impact parameter (b)

0.750

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,970.2649

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.23800

Eq. Temperature

890K

(617 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

149.98

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.267

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-314

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,378 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

0.98 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.950 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.990 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.32

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.465 dex

Stellar density

1.410 g/cm³

Systemic radial velocity

-21.98 km/s

Metallicity ratio

[M/H]

Distance
268.88 parsec
Light-years 876.97 ly
V-band magnitude
12.64 mag
Voyager-speed travel 15,465,392 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.013.613.63B12.64V12.52Gaia12.56Kepler11.98TESS13.13Sloan g12.46Sloan r12.31Sloan i12.21Sloan z11.24J10.85H10.78K10.74W110.82W210.69W38.96W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

3.690 mas

Total Proper Motion

8.782 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

6.73 mas/yr

PM Declination

5.64 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.310 · y = -0.674 · z = 0.670

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 294.67415° · Dec 42.07560°

Galactic ℓ, b

75.429° · 9.805°

Ecliptic λ, β

311.331° · 62.020°

HTM-20 index

-1030056997

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