Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-119 b

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-119, located approximately 2,289.6 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 3.60 Earth radii
  • A mass of 12.60 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.97 g
  • An orbital period of 2.422 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0350 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 1,213 K (940 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 2,289.60 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.174
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 40,377,130 years

1 sibling around Kepler-119

Kepler-119 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
Kepler-119 b this Sub-Neptune 3.60 12.60 2.422 1,213 2014
Kepler-119 c Rocky Terrestrial 0.92 0.72 4.125 1,016 2014

Kepler-119 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
3.60 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.321 R♃
Mass
12.60 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.040 M♃
Density
1.48 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.97 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.174
HZ Position Inner
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2014
Method Transit
Facility Kepler
Telescope 0.95 m Kepler Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#139of 1978

top 7.0%

This planet

3.60R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-119 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.003.6011.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0012.60317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.481.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.972.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00745.290.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 271964647

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2077236713401973888

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2077236713401973888

System

Kepler-119

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 3.600 R⊕ · percentile 93 / cohort 1978
Mass 12.600 M⊕ · percentile 86 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 2.42 d · percentile 3 / cohort 1946
Distance 702.00 pc · percentile 59 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.174 · percentile 4 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
2.422 days
Semi-major axis
0.0350 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
89.56 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 2.42 Earth days (0.7% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0350 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.187 %

Duration

2.574 h

Impact parameter b

0.300

Rp / R★

0.039630

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,965.9393

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 1,872 ppm lasting ≈ 2.57 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.039630

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

7.520

Impact parameter (b)

0.300

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,965.9393

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.04990

Eq. Temperature

1,213K

(940 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

745.29

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.174

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the dayside is scorched.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Rowe et al. 2014

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2014-03

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-119

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,595 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

3.63 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.839 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.918 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.01

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.567 dex

Stellar density

1.355 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
702.00 parsec
Light-years 2,289.60 ly
V-band magnitude
14.38 mag
Voyager-speed travel 40,377,130 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.515.014.97B14.38V14.20Gaia14.24Kepler13.70TESS14.76Sloan g14.16Sloan r14.01Sloan i13.92Sloan z13.00J12.64H12.58K12.52W112.57W213.14W39.48W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.396 mas

Total Proper Motion

18.622 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-7.15 mas/yr

PM Declination

-17.19 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.322 · y = -0.661 · z = 0.678

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 295.94639° · Dec 42.65883°

Galactic ℓ, b

76.401° · 9.253°

Ecliptic λ, β

313.657° · 62.221°

HTM-20 index

-1581488022

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