Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2007

HD 219828 b

A neptune-like orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) HD 219828, located approximately 238.5 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 4.59 Earth radii
  • A mass of 19.07 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.91 g
  • An orbital period of 3.835 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0490 AU
  • Distance from Earth 238.47 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.501
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 4,205,342 years

Context from the literature

HD 219828 b is an extrasolar planet approximately 265 light years away in the constellation of Pegasus. This is a Neptune-mass planet at least 21 times more massive than Earth. The planet's composition is unknown, but it may be similar to the ice giants Uranus and Neptune, or alternatively it may be a mainly rocky like Super-Earth.

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1 sibling around HD 219828

HD 219828 b 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
HD 219828 b this Neptune-like 4.59 19.07 3.835 2007
HD 219828 c Gas Giant 12.20 5,102.42 4,789.873 2016

HD 219828 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
4.59 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.409 R♃
Mass
19.07 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.060 M♃
Density
1.08 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.91 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Neptune-like

ESI Score 0.501
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2007
Method Radial Velocity
Facility La Silla Observatory
Telescope 3.6 m ESO Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#449of 574

top 78.0%

This planet

4.59R⊕

Neptune-like median

6.39R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth HD 219828 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.004.5911.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0019.07317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.081.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.912.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Alternative Mass Estimates

Method Value Interpretation
Minimum mass (M sin i) 19.070 M⊕ Lower bound from radial-velocity fitting.

Star Catalogue Identifiers

HD

HD 219828

HIP

HIP 115100

TIC

TIC 243085377

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2824958015312906240

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2824958015312906240

System

HD 219828

Percentile among Neptune-like cohort

Radius 4.590 R⊕ · percentile 21 / cohort 574
Mass 19.070 M⊕ · percentile 25 / cohort 574
Orbital period 3.83 d · percentile 11 / cohort 524
Distance 73.11 pc · percentile 20 / cohort 572
ESI 0.501 · percentile 90 / cohort 574

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
3.835 days
Semi-major axis
0.0490 AU
Eccentricity
0.091
Inclination
°

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 3.83 Earth days (1.0% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0490 AU.

Eq. Temperature

 

Insolation (S⊕)

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.501

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Melo et al. 2007

Instrument

HARPS Spectrograph

Publication

2007-05

Observation locale

Ground

Host System: HD 219828

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,891 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

5.69 Gyr — older than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.560 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.040 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.19

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.170 dex

Stellar density

0.326 g/cm³

Systemic radial velocity

-24.03 km/s

Rotational v·sin i

2.90 km/s

Rotation period

31.70 days

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
73.11 parsec
Light-years 238.47 ly
V-band magnitude
8.04 mag
Voyager-speed travel 4,205,342 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 11 bands

6.48.78.66B8.04V7.88Gaia7.46TESS6.87J6.61H6.53K6.46W16.48W26.54W36.45W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

13.649 mas

Total Proper Motion

7.887 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-5.08 mas/yr

PM Declination

6.04 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.932 · y = -0.170 · z = 0.320

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 349.69470° · Dec 18.64575°

Galactic ℓ, b

94.266° · -39.013°

Ecliptic λ, β

358.255° · 21.147°

HTM-20 index

1058153528

Observation Record

Photometric series

1

RV measurements

1

Stellar spectra

1

Archive notes

1

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