Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-375 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-375, located approximately 4,040.5 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.65 Earth radii
  • A mass of 7.51 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.07 g
  • An orbital period of 19.986 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.1410 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 720 K (447 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 4,040.45 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.344
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 71,253,387 years

1 sibling around Kepler-375

Kepler-375 c 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-375 b Super-Earth 1.45 2.70 12.126 851 2014
Kepler-375 c this Sub-Neptune 2.65 7.51 19.986 720 2014

Kepler-375 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.65 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.236 R♃
Mass
7.51 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.024 M♃
Density
2.22 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.07 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.344
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

#946of 1978

top 47.8%

This planet

2.65R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-375 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.6511.21
Mass (M⊕)1.007.51317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.221.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.072.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.0033.150.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 299032517

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2130963696251416960

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2130963696251416960

System

Kepler-375

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.650 R⊕ · percentile 52 / cohort 1978
Mass 7.510 M⊕ · percentile 48 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 19.99 d · percentile 62 / cohort 1946
Distance 1,238.81 pc · percentile 87 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.344 · percentile 39 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
19.986 days
Semi-major axis
0.1410 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
85.75 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 19.99 Earth days (5.5% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1410 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.065 %

Duration

3.810 h

Impact parameter b

0.930

Rp / R★

0.031886

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,968.5234

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 648 ppm lasting ≈ 3.81 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.031886

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

12.990

Impact parameter (b)

0.930

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,968.5234

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.11400

Eq. Temperature

720K

(447 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

33.15

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.344

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-375

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,826 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

0.40 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.837 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.891 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

-0.04

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.567 dex

Stellar density

1.370 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
1,238.81 parsec
Light-years 4,040.45 ly
V-band magnitude
15.64 mag
Voyager-speed travel 71,253,387 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.516.716.73B15.64V15.68Gaia15.70Kepler15.18TESS16.19Sloan g15.65Sloan r15.49Sloan i15.42Sloan z14.54J14.09H14.08K13.94W113.97W213.15W39.45W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

0.779 mas

Total Proper Motion

5.774 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-1.02 mas/yr

PM Declination

-5.68 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.213 · y = -0.633 · z = 0.744

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 288.61787° · Dec 48.09836°

Galactic ℓ, b

79.134° · 16.245°

Ecliptic λ, β

306.834° · 69.168°

HTM-20 index

270662148

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