Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2025

G 192-15 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the m-type red dwarf G 192-15, located approximately 31.1 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 3.87 Earth radii
  • A mass of 14.30 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.95 g
  • An orbital period of 1,219.000 days
  • Semi-major axis 1.1370 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 56 K (-217 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 31.09 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.134
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 548,208 years

1 sibling around G 192-15

G 192-15 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
G 192-15 b Rocky Terrestrial 1.02 1.03 2.275 454 2025
G 192-15 c this Sub-Neptune 3.87 14.30 1,219.000 56 2025

G 192-15 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
3.87 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.345 R♃
Mass
14.30 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.045 M♃
Density
1.36 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.95 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.134
HZ Position Outer
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2025
Method Radial Velocity
Facility Calar Alto Observatory
Telescope 3.5 m telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#38of 1978

top 1.9%

This planet

3.87R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth G 192-15 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.003.8711.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0014.30317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.361.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.952.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Minimum mass (M sin i) 14.300 M⊕ Lower bound from radial-velocity fitting.

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 467119250

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 970354749937140736

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 970354749937140736

System

G 192-15

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 3.870 R⊕ · percentile 98 / cohort 1978
Mass 14.300 M⊕ · percentile 91 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 1,219.00 d · percentile 100 / cohort 1946
Distance 9.53 pc · percentile 1 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.134 · percentile 1 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
1,219.000 days
Semi-major axis
1.1370 AU
Eccentricity
0.676
Inclination
°

Year Length

A year here lasts about 3.34 Earth years on a highly eccentric trajectory at a mean orbital distance of 1.1370 AU.

Extended Orbital Architecture

RV semi-amplitude (K)

4.490 m/s

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,458,813.0000

Long. of periastron (ω)

73.40°

Angular separation (arcsec)

119.00000

Eq. Temperature

56K

(-217 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

0.00

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.134

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Beyond the outer HZ boundary (too cold) — any water would exist as deep ice.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Kaminski et al. 2025

Instrument

CARMENES

Publication

2025-04

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: G 192-15

Spectral Class

M-type red dwarf

Effective Temperature

2,999 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

0.171 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.132 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

5.123 dex

Stellar density

39.962 g/cm³

Rotation period

105.00 days

Distance
9.53 parsec
Light-years 31.09 ly
V-band magnitude
14.64 mag
Voyager-speed travel 548,208 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 6 bands

8.414.614.64V12.70Gaia11.23TESS9.35J8.77H8.44K

Astrometric Data

Parallax

104.890 mas

Total Proper Motion

852.719 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

67.22 mas/yr

PM Declination

-850.07 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = -0.007 · y = 0.645 · z = 0.764

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 90.62209° · Dec 49.86194°

Galactic ℓ, b

163.238° · 13.120°

Ecliptic λ, β

90.444° · 26.424°

HTM-20 index

-1891385821

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