Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2021

Kepler-633 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-633, located approximately 2,219.6 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.30 Earth radii
  • A mass of 5.89 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.12 g
  • An orbital period of 23.783 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.1625 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 725 K (452 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 2,219.62 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.361
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 39,143,033 years

1 sibling around Kepler-633

Kepler-633 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-633 b Super-Earth 1.63 3.29 8.503 1,021 2016
Kepler-633 c this Sub-Neptune 2.30 5.89 23.783 725 2021

Kepler-633 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.30 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.205 R♃
Mass
5.89 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.019 M♃
Density
2.67 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.12 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.361
HZ Position Inner
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2021
Method Transit
Facility Kepler
Telescope 0.95 m Kepler Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#1517of 1978

top 76.6%

This planet

2.30R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-633 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.3011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.005.89317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.671.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.122.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00115.400.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 138969239

System

Kepler-633

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.296 R⊕ · percentile 23 / cohort 1978
Mass 5.890 M⊕ · percentile 23 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 23.78 d · percentile 67 / cohort 1946
Distance 680.54 pc · percentile 58 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.361 · percentile 43 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
23.783 days
Semi-major axis
0.1625 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
89.98 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 23.78 Earth days (6.5% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1625 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.026 %

Duration

7.939 h

Impact parameter b

0.783

Rp / R★

0.015940

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,455,012.7501

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 257 ppm lasting ≈ 7.94 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.015940

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

23.226

Impact parameter (b)

0.783

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,455,012.7501

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.23900

Eq. Temperature

725K

(452 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

115.40

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.361

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. 2022

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2022-02

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-633

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,877 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

8.13 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.265 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.997 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

-0.04

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.233 dex

Stellar density

0.419 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
680.54 parsec
Light-years 2,219.62 ly
V-band magnitude
13.81 mag
Voyager-speed travel 39,143,033 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 15 bands

9.314.714.75B13.81V13.72Kepler13.12TESS14.13Sloan g13.69Sloan r13.54Sloan i13.47Sloan z12.44J12.10H11.98K11.75W111.80W212.44W39.25W4

Astrometric Data

Total Proper Motion

11.574 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-4.86 mas/yr

PM Declination

-10.50 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.324 · y = -0.687 · z = 0.651

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 295.21733° · Dec 40.59216°

Galactic ℓ, b

74.299° · 8.746°

Ecliptic λ, β

311.049° · 60.487°

HTM-20 index

-1501632639

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