Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2023

Kepler-347 d

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-347, located approximately 4,236.4 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 3.04 Earth radii
  • A mass of 9.48 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.03 g
  • An orbital period of 85.517 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.3802 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 482 K (209 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 4,236.38 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.474
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 74,708,470 years

2 siblings around Kepler-347

Kepler-347 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-347 b Super-Earth 1.97 4.54 12.798 908 2014
Kepler-347 c Super-Earth 1.75 3.71 27.321 705 2014
Kepler-347 d this Sub-Neptune 3.04 9.48 85.517 482 2023

Kepler-347 d Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
3.04 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.271 R♃
Mass
9.48 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.030 M♃
Density
1.85 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.03 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.474
HZ Position Inner
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2023
Method Transit
Facility Kepler
Telescope 0.95 m Kepler Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#481of 1978

top 24.3%

This planet

3.04R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-347 d Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.003.0411.21
Mass (M⊕)1.009.48317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.851.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.032.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.0012.750.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 299158566

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2132614922197436928

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2132614922197436928

System

Kepler-347

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 3.040 R⊕ · percentile 75 / cohort 1978
Mass 9.480 M⊕ · percentile 69 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 85.52 d · percentile 92 / cohort 1946
Distance 1,298.88 pc · percentile 89 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.474 · percentile 67 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
85.517 days
Semi-major axis
0.3802 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
88.00 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 85.52 Earth days (23.4% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.3802 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.027 %

Duration

9.331 h

Impact parameter b

0.944

Rp / R★

0.019208

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,455,014.3510

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 270 ppm lasting ≈ 9.33 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.019208

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

27.000

Impact parameter (b)

0.944

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,455,014.3510

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.29300

Eq. Temperature

482K

(209 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

12.75

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.474

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

Valizadegan et al. 2023

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2023-05

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-347

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,592 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

11.75 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.451 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.000 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.16

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.115 dex

Stellar density

0.051 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
1,298.88 parsec
Light-years 4,236.38 ly
V-band magnitude
14.57 mag
Voyager-speed travel 74,708,470 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.515.415.36B14.57V14.49Gaia14.51Kepler14.04TESS14.94Sloan g14.45Sloan r14.33Sloan i14.29Sloan z13.39J13.08H13.05K13.00W113.05W212.80W39.48W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

0.741 mas

Total Proper Motion

16.464 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-1.61 mas/yr

PM Declination

-16.39 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.214 · y = -0.616 · z = 0.758

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 289.19960° · Dec 49.30564°

Galactic ℓ, b

80.449° · 16.358°

Ecliptic λ, β

309.149° · 70.147°

HTM-20 index

430245161

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