Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-219 b

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-219, located approximately 2,567.1 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.95 Earth radii
  • A mass of 9.01 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.04 g
  • An orbital period of 4.586 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0570 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 1,307 K (1034 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 2,567.08 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.174
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 45,270,383 years

2 siblings around Kepler-219

Kepler-219 b 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
Kepler-219 b this Sub-Neptune 2.95 9.01 4.586 1,307 2014
Kepler-219 c Sub-Neptune 3.58 12.50 22.715 766 2014
Kepler-219 d Sub-Neptune 2.81 19.10 47.904 598 2014

Kepler-219 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.95 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.263 R♃
Mass
9.01 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.028 M♃
Density
1.93 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.04 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

#557of 1978

top 28.1%

This planet

2.95R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-219 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.9511.21
Mass (M⊕)1.009.01317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.931.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.042.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00456.730.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 158838045

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2127771917075703424

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2127771917075703424

System

Kepler-219

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.950 R⊕ · percentile 71 / cohort 1978
Mass 9.010 M⊕ · percentile 65 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 4.59 d · percentile 10 / cohort 1946
Distance 787.07 pc · percentile 65 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.174 · percentile 4 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
4.586 days
Semi-major axis
0.0570 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
82.38 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 4.59 Earth days (1.3% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0570 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.040 %

Duration

3.272 h

Impact parameter b

0.030

Rp / R★

0.018179

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,455,002.8568

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 401 ppm lasting ≈ 3.27 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.018179

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

10.563

Impact parameter (b)

0.030

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,455,002.8568

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.07240

Eq. Temperature

1,307K

(1034 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

456.73

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.

Detection Signatures

Transit photometry

A transit dip has been observed from at least one telescope.

Transit timing variations

Gravitational interactions from neighbours have been detected.

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Rowe et al. 2014

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2014-03

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-219

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,786 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

4.00 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.491 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.164 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.36

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.157 dex

Stellar density

0.750 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
787.07 parsec
Light-years 2,567.08 ly
V-band magnitude
13.82 mag
Voyager-speed travel 45,270,383 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.014.614.59B13.82V13.72Gaia13.76Kepler13.28TESS14.17Sloan g13.69Sloan r13.59Sloan i13.54Sloan z12.68J12.40H12.39K12.31W112.36W212.10W38.99W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.242 mas

Total Proper Motion

3.151 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-1.34 mas/yr

PM Declination

2.85 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.220 · y = -0.649 · z = 0.729

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 288.73895° · Dec 46.76259°

Galactic ℓ, b

77.888° · 15.649°

Ecliptic λ, β

305.773° · 67.888°

HTM-20 index

1856032945

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