Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2016

Kepler-351 d

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-351, located approximately 3,535.2 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.72 Earth radii
  • A mass of 7.85 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.06 g
  • An orbital period of 142.544 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.5177 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 318 K (45 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 3,535.24 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.693
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 62,343,910 years

2 siblings around Kepler-351

Kepler-351 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-351 b Sub-Neptune 3.06 4.80 37.055 498 2014
Kepler-351 c Sub-Neptune 3.19 11.10 57.248 431 2014
Kepler-351 d this Sub-Neptune 2.72 7.85 142.544 318 2016

Kepler-351 d Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.72 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.243 R♃
Mass
7.85 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.025 M♃
Density
2.14 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.06 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.693
HZ Position Inner
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2016
Method Transit
Facility Kepler
Telescope 0.95 m Kepler Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#838of 1978

top 42.3%

This planet

2.72R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-351 d Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.7211.21
Mass (M⊕)1.007.85317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.141.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.062.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.001.990.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 158218178

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2105491997566014336

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2105491997566014336

System

Kepler-351

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.720 R⊕ · percentile 57 / cohort 1978
Mass 7.850 M⊕ · percentile 53 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 142.54 d · percentile 96 / cohort 1946
Distance 1,083.91 pc · percentile 83 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.693 · percentile 92 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
142.544 days
Semi-major axis
0.5177 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
89.99 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 142.54 Earth days (39.0% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.5177 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.091 %

Duration

8.949 h

Impact parameter b

0.015

Rp / R★

0.032068

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,455,035.8852

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 905 ppm lasting ≈ 8.95 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.032068

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

127.830

Impact parameter (b)

0.015

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,455,035.8852

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.47800

Eq. Temperature

318K

(45 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

1.99

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.693

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — liquid water is physically possible with adequate atmospheric pressure.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Morton et al. 2016

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2016-05

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-351

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,225 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

4.90 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.780 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.810 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

-0.16

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.580 dex

Stellar density

2.348 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
1,083.91 parsec
Light-years 3,535.24 ly
V-band magnitude
16.23 mag
Voyager-speed travel 62,343,910 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

8.916.816.80B16.23V15.97Gaia15.99Kepler15.44TESS16.58Sloan g15.94Sloan r15.74Sloan i15.63Sloan z14.67J14.21H14.10K14.17W114.23W212.69W38.87W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

0.895 mas

Total Proper Motion

19.873 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

8.41 mas/yr

PM Declination

-18.01 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.208 · y = -0.705 · z = 0.678

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 286.45279° · Dec 42.65779°

Galactic ℓ, b

73.306° · 15.543°

Ecliptic λ, β

298.880° · 64.456°

HTM-20 index

1304842111

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