Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-325 d

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-325, located approximately 2,685.1 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.79 Earth radii
  • A mass of 8.20 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.05 g
  • An orbital period of 38.715 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.2200 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 498 K (225 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 2,685.05 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.477
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 47,350,910 years

2 siblings around Kepler-325

Kepler-325 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-325 b Sub-Neptune 2.91 8.80 4.544 1,017 2014
Kepler-325 c Sub-Neptune 2.54 6.99 12.762 721 2014
Kepler-325 d this Sub-Neptune 2.79 8.20 38.715 498 2014

Kepler-325 d Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.79 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.249 R♃
Mass
8.20 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.026 M♃
Density
2.07 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.05 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.477
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

#754of 1978

top 38.1%

This planet

2.79R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-325 d Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.7911.21
Mass (M⊕)1.008.20317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.071.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.052.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.0012.080.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 267671250

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2133021810218800384

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2133021810218800384

System

Kepler-325

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.790 R⊕ · percentile 61 / cohort 1978
Mass 8.200 M⊕ · percentile 56 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 38.72 d · percentile 80 / cohort 1946
Distance 823.24 pc · percentile 67 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.477 · percentile 67 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
38.715 days
Semi-major axis
0.2200 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
89.39 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 38.72 Earth days (10.6% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.2200 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.088 %

Duration

3.458 h

Impact parameter b

0.170

Rp / R★

0.028052

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,967.0309

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 880 ppm lasting ≈ 3.46 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.028052

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

81.000

Impact parameter (b)

0.170

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,967.0309

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.26700

Eq. Temperature

498K

(225 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

12.08

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.477

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-325

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,752 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

0.93 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.003 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.914 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.02

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.411 dex

Stellar density

1.600 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
823.24 parsec
Light-years 2,685.05 ly
V-band magnitude
15.18 mag
Voyager-speed travel 47,350,910 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.516.015.96B15.18V15.01Gaia15.01Kepler14.50TESS15.55Sloan g14.97Sloan r14.78Sloan i14.72Sloan z13.81J13.40H13.35K13.33W113.41W212.85W39.47W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.186 mas

Total Proper Motion

3.020 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-2.70 mas/yr

PM Declination

1.36 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.219 · y = -0.607 · z = 0.764

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 289.83542° · Dec 49.82561°

Galactic ℓ, b

81.115° · 16.181°

Ecliptic λ, β

310.882° · 70.462°

HTM-20 index

945639888

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