Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2018

K2-219 d

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) K2-219, located approximately 1,061.3 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.58 Earth radii
  • A mass of 7.16 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.08 g
  • An orbital period of 11.137 days
  • Distance from Earth 1,061.31 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.693
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 18,716,229 years

2 siblings around K2-219

K2-219 d shares its host star with 2 other confirmed planets. Side-by-side measurements below.

Planet Type Radius (R⊕) Mass (M⊕) Period (d) Eq. T (K) Year
K2-219 b Super-Earth 1.35 2.38 3.901 2018
K2-219 c Super-Earth 1.44 2.66 6.668 2018
K2-219 d this Sub-Neptune 2.58 7.16 11.137 2018

K2-219 d Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.58 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.230 R♃
Mass
7.16 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.023 M♃
Density
2.30 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.08 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.693
HZ Position Unknown
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2018
Method Transit
Facility K2
Telescope 0.95 m Kepler Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#1071of 1978

top 54.1%

This planet

2.58R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth K2-219 d Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.5811.21
Mass (M⊕)1.007.16317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.301.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.082.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.000.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 266014079

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2581741400387500544

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2581741400387500544

System

K2-219

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.576 R⊕ · percentile 46 / cohort 1978
Mass 7.160 M⊕ · percentile 43 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 11.14 d · percentile 39 / cohort 1946
Distance 325.40 pc · percentile 37 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.693 · percentile 92 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
11.137 days
Semi-major axis
AU
Eccentricity
Inclination
88.29 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 11.14 Earth days (3.0% of a terrestrial year).

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.042 %

Duration

4.896 h

Rp / R★

0.019861

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,457,404.5943

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 419 ppm lasting ≈ 4.90 h.

Eq. Temperature

 

Insolation (S⊕)

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.693

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Mayo et al. 2018

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2018-03

Observation locale

Space

Host System: K2-219

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,753 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

Stellar Radius

1.189 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.022 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.13

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.230 dex

Stellar density

0.725 g/cm³

Systemic radial velocity

-19.96 km/s

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
325.40 parsec
Light-years 1,061.31 ly
V-band magnitude
12.09 mag
Voyager-speed travel 18,716,229 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 17 bands

9.014.814.77U12.84B12.09V11.91Gaia11.92Kepler11.44TESS12.69Sloan g11.94Sloan r11.79Sloan i13.28Sloan z10.85J10.51H10.42K10.36W110.41W210.34W38.99W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

3.045 mas

Total Proper Motion

22.424 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

6.97 mas/yr

PM Declination

-21.31 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.963 · y = 0.220 · z = 0.154

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 12.84530° · Dec 8.86755°

Galactic ℓ, b

122.908° · -54.004°

Ecliptic λ, β

15.258° · 3.099°

HTM-20 index

815043759

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