Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-219 c

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 3.58 Earth radii
  • A mass of 12.50 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 0.98 g
  • An orbital period of 22.715 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.1650 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 766 K (493 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 2,567.08 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.286
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 45,270,383 years

2 siblings around Kepler-219

Kepler-219 c 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 Sub-Neptune 2.95 9.01 4.586 1,307 2014
Kepler-219 c this 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 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
3.58 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.319 R♃
Mass
12.50 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.039 M♃
Density
1.50 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
0.98 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.286
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

#144of 1978

top 7.2%

This planet

3.58R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-219 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.003.5811.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0012.50317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.501.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.000.982.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.0054.110.037

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 3.580 R⊕ · percentile 93 / cohort 1978
Mass 12.500 M⊕ · percentile 85 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 22.71 d · percentile 66 / cohort 1946
Distance 787.07 pc · percentile 65 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.286 · percentile 25 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
22.715 days
Semi-major axis
0.1650 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
87.36 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 22.71 Earth days (6.2% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1650 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.057 %

Duration

5.808 h

Impact parameter b

0.010

Rp / R★

0.021420

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,980.2911

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 569 ppm lasting ≈ 5.81 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.021420

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

29.400

Impact parameter (b)

0.010

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,980.2911

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.21000

Eq. Temperature

766K

(493 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

54.11

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.286

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

Inside the inner HZ boundary (too hot for liquid water) — the surface is too hot to retain surface water.

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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