Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-317 b

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-317, located approximately 3,067.8 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.09 Earth radii
  • A mass of 109.80 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 25.14 g
  • An orbital period of 5.524 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0610 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 976 K (703 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 3,067.77 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.149
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 54,100,141 years

1 sibling around Kepler-317

Kepler-317 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-317 b this Sub-Neptune 2.09 109.80 5.524 976 2014
Kepler-317 c Super-Earth 1.72 3.61 8.775 837 2014

Kepler-317 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.09 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.186 R♃
Mass
109.80 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.345 M♃
Density
66.10 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
25.14 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.149
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

#1832of 1978

top 92.6%

This planet

2.09R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-317 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.0911.21
Mass (M⊕)1.00109.80317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.5166.101.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.0025.142.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00151.650.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 109.800 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 138890353

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2052163518963966336

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2052163518963966336

System

Kepler-317

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.090 R⊕ · percentile 7 / cohort 1978
Mass 109.800 M⊕ · percentile 99 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 5.52 d · percentile 15 / cohort 1946
Distance 940.58 pc · percentile 74 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.149 · percentile 2 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
5.524 days
Semi-major axis
0.0610 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
87.89 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 5.52 Earth days (1.5% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0610 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.049 %

Duration

2.672 h

Impact parameter b

0.300

Rp / R★

0.020679

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,968.6193

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 491 ppm lasting ≈ 2.67 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.020679

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

15.160

Impact parameter (b)

0.300

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,968.6193

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.06490

Eq. Temperature

976K

(703 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

151.65

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.149

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-317

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,497 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

3.72 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.941 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.865 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.13

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.493 dex

Stellar density

1.481 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
940.58 parsec
Light-years 3,067.77 ly
V-band magnitude
15.67 mag
Voyager-speed travel 54,100,141 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

8.916.115.97B15.67V15.46Gaia15.38Kepler14.87TESS16.06Sloan g15.32Sloan r15.09Sloan i14.98Sloan z14.10J13.72H13.67K13.48W113.58W212.28W38.94W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.035 mas

Total Proper Motion

2.294 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

0.51 mas/yr

PM Declination

-2.24 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.328 · y = -0.704 · z = 0.630

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 294.94388° · Dec 39.03205°

Galactic ℓ, b

72.811° · 8.188°

Ecliptic λ, β

309.616° · 59.088°

HTM-20 index

-1991753327

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