Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-377 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-377, located approximately 2,686.9 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.06 Earth radii
  • A mass of 4.90 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.15 g
  • An orbital period of 27.015 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.1820 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 677 K (404 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 2,686.89 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.402
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 47,383,235 years

1 sibling around Kepler-377

Kepler-377 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-377 b Super-Earth 1.39 2.51 12.510 875 2014
Kepler-377 c this Sub-Neptune 2.06 4.90 27.015 677 2014

Kepler-377 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.06 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.184 R♃
Mass
4.90 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.015 M♃
Density
3.08 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.15 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.402
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

#1875of 1978

top 94.7%

This planet

2.06R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-377 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.0611.21
Mass (M⊕)1.004.90317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.513.081.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.152.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.0049.860.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 184015535

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2073157456550947200

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2073157456550947200

System

Kepler-377

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.060 R⊕ · percentile 5 / cohort 1978
Mass 4.900 M⊕ · percentile 6 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 27.01 d · percentile 71 / cohort 1946
Distance 823.80 pc · percentile 67 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.402 · percentile 53 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
27.015 days
Semi-major axis
0.1820 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
89.99 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 27.01 Earth days (7.4% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1820 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.029 %

Duration

5.776 h

Impact parameter b

0.340

Rp / R★

0.015809

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,965.5084

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 288 ppm lasting ≈ 5.78 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.015809

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

39.230

Impact parameter (b)

0.340

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,965.5084

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.22100

Eq. Temperature

677K

(404 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

49.86

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.402

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-377

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,949 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

5.50 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.224 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.043 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.05

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.303 dex

Stellar density

0.660 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
823.80 parsec
Light-years 2,686.89 ly
V-band magnitude
14.08 mag
Voyager-speed travel 47,383,235 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.314.614.56B14.08V13.83Gaia13.86Kepler13.40TESS14.26Sloan g13.82Sloan r13.69Sloan i13.62Sloan z12.80J12.47H12.47K12.40W112.44W212.25W39.27W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.185 mas

Total Proper Motion

7.305 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

7.27 mas/yr

PM Declination

-0.70 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.335 · y = -0.705 · z = 0.626

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 295.42207° · Dec 38.73567°

Galactic ℓ, b

72.728° · 7.720°

Ecliptic λ, β

310.109° · 58.686°

HTM-20 index

-1936887137

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