Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-318 b

A neptune-like orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-318, located approximately 1,595.4 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 4.71 Earth radii
  • A mass of 19.90 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.90 g
  • An orbital period of 4.663 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0560 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 1,039 K (766 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 1,595.36 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.184
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 28,134,220 years

1 sibling around Kepler-318

Kepler-318 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-318 b this Neptune-like 4.71 19.90 4.663 1,039 2014
Kepler-318 c Sub-Neptune 3.68 13.10 11.815 762 2014

Kepler-318 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
4.71 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.420 R♃
Mass
19.90 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.063 M♃
Density
1.05 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.90 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.184
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

#429of 574

top 74.6%

This planet

4.71R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-318 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.004.7111.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0019.90317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.051.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.902.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00333.150.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 274198407

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2085559604106082688

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2085559604106082688

System

Kepler-318

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 4.710 R⊕ · percentile 25 / cohort 574
Mass 19.900 M⊕ · percentile 28 / cohort 574
Orbital period 4.66 d · percentile 19 / cohort 524
Distance 489.14 pc · percentile 56 / cohort 572
ESI 0.184 · percentile 24 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
4.663 days
Semi-major axis
0.0560 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
87.66 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 4.66 Earth days (1.3% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0560 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.162 %

Duration

2.746 h

Impact parameter b

0.070

Rp / R★

0.036670

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,967.0818

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 1,619 ppm lasting ≈ 2.75 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.036670

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

13.444

Impact parameter (b)

0.070

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,967.0818

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.11400

Eq. Temperature

1,039K

(766 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

333.15

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.184

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the dayside is scorched.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Rowe et al. 2014

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2014-03

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-318

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,746 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

0.95 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.189 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.073 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.33

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.325 dex

Stellar density

1.120 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[M/H]

Distance
489.14 parsec
Light-years 1,595.36 ly
V-band magnitude
13.44 mag
Voyager-speed travel 28,134,220 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

8.814.214.17B13.44V13.28Gaia13.30Kepler12.80TESS13.81Sloan g13.25Sloan r13.08Sloan i13.03Sloan z12.15J11.83H11.77K11.73W111.80W211.84W38.77W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

2.016 mas

Total Proper Motion

3.462 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

1.84 mas/yr

PM Declination

2.93 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.326 · y = -0.602 · z = 0.729

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 298.48283° · Dec 46.79364°

Galactic ℓ, b

80.952° · 9.687°

Ecliptic λ, β

321.233° · 65.246°

HTM-20 index

42241302

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