Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-336 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-336, located approximately 2,507.7 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.10 Earth radii
  • A mass of 5.06 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.15 g
  • An orbital period of 9.600 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0920 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 967 K (694 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 2,507.68 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.277
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 44,222,988 years

2 siblings around Kepler-336

Kepler-336 c 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-336 b Rocky Terrestrial 1.02 1.04 2.025 1,625 2014
Kepler-336 c this Sub-Neptune 2.10 5.06 9.600 967 2014
Kepler-336 d Sub-Neptune 2.37 6.21 20.679 749 2014

Kepler-336 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.10 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.187 R♃
Mass
5.06 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.016 M♃
Density
3.00 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.15 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.277
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

#1818of 1978

top 91.9%

This planet

2.10R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-336 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.1011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.005.06317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.513.001.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.152.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00206.910.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 122298677

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2101792175299215488

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2101792175301394048

System

Kepler-336

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.100 R⊕ · percentile 7 / cohort 1978
Mass 5.060 M⊕ · percentile 9 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 9.60 d · percentile 32 / cohort 1946
Distance 768.86 pc · percentile 63 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.277 · percentile 22 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
9.600 days
Semi-major axis
0.0920 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
89.79 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 9.60 Earth days (2.6% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0920 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.027 %

Duration

4.243 h

Impact parameter b

0.050

Rp / R★

0.015040

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,969.5818

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 271 ppm lasting ≈ 4.24 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.015040

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

7.390

Impact parameter (b)

0.050

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,969.5818

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.12000

Eq. Temperature

967K

(694 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

206.91

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.277

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-336

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,867 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

4.90 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.304 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.090 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.34

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.264 dex

Stellar density

1.045 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[M/H]

Distance
768.86 parsec
Light-years 2,507.68 ly
V-band magnitude
13.68 mag
Voyager-speed travel 44,222,988 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.414.414.36B13.68V13.58Gaia13.60Kepler13.14TESS14.01Sloan g13.55Sloan r13.42Sloan i13.36Sloan z12.49J12.19H12.14K12.10W112.14W212.22W39.37W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

0.429 mas

Total Proper Motion

6.714 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-2.41 mas/yr

PM Declination

-6.27 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.260 · y = -0.705 · z = 0.660

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 290.23762° · Dec 41.33136°

Galactic ℓ, b

73.240° · 12.434°

Ecliptic λ, β

304.092° · 62.396°

HTM-20 index

308780543

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