Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-414 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-414, located approximately 1,348.5 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 3.01 Earth radii
  • A mass of 29.90 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 3.30 g
  • An orbital period of 7.171 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0720 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 890 K (617 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 1,348.52 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.290
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 23,781,230 years

1 sibling around Kepler-414

Kepler-414 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-414 b Super-Earth 1.71 3.50 4.700 1,024 2014
Kepler-414 c this Sub-Neptune 3.01 29.90 7.171 890 2014

Kepler-414 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
3.01 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.269 R♃
Mass
29.90 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.094 M♃
Density
6.02 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
3.30 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.290
HZ Position Inner
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2014
Method Transit Timing Variations
Facility Kepler
Telescope 0.95 m Kepler Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#509of 1978

top 25.7%

This planet

3.01R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-414 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.003.0111.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0029.90317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.516.021.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.003.302.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00137.090.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Best measured mass 29.900 M⊕ Direct mass measurement (not derived).

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 28357724

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2086519821353411456

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2086519821353411456

System

Kepler-414

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 3.010 R⊕ · percentile 74 / cohort 1978
Mass 29.900 M⊕ · percentile 97 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 7.17 d · percentile 23 / cohort 1946
Distance 413.46 pc · percentile 42 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.290 · percentile 26 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
7.171 days
Semi-major axis
0.0720 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
89.43 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 7.17 Earth days (2.0% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0720 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.086 %

Duration

2.923 h

Impact parameter b

0.740

Rp / R★

0.026573

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,455,009.6668

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 863 ppm lasting ≈ 2.92 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.026573

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

18.930

Impact parameter (b)

0.740

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,455,009.6668

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.17400

Eq. Temperature

890K

(617 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

137.09

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.290

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the surface is too hot to retain surface water.

Detection Signatures

Transit photometry

A transit dip has been observed from at least one telescope.

Transit timing variations

Gravitational interactions from neighbours have been detected.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Hadden et al. 2014

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2014-05

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-414

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,536 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

1.55 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.946 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.890 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.18

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.470 dex

Stellar density

1.410 g/cm³

Systemic radial velocity

-28.20 km/s

Rotational v·sin i

6.10 km/s

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
413.46 parsec
Light-years 1,348.52 ly
V-band magnitude
13.38 mag
Voyager-speed travel 23,781,230 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.514.414.36B13.38V13.32Gaia13.34Kepler12.81TESS13.88Sloan g13.28Sloan r13.11Sloan i13.03Sloan z12.09J11.75H11.70K11.63W111.67W211.43W39.49W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

2.390 mas

Total Proper Motion

8.781 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

2.81 mas/yr

PM Declination

-8.32 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.312 · y = -0.588 · z = 0.746

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 297.96156° · Dec 48.24434°

Galactic ℓ, b

82.062° · 10.704°

Ecliptic λ, β

322.113° · 66.695°

HTM-20 index

2076957661

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