Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-319 c

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-319, located approximately 1,642.0 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 2.63 Earth radii
  • A mass of 7.41 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.07 g
  • An orbital period of 6.941 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0690 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 876 K (603 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 1,641.99 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.283
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 28,956,434 years

2 siblings around Kepler-319

Kepler-319 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-319 b Super-Earth 1.63 3.29 4.363 1,023 2014
Kepler-319 c this Sub-Neptune 2.63 7.41 6.941 876 2014
Kepler-319 d Sub-Neptune 2.29 5.86 31.782 528 2014

Kepler-319 c Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.63 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.235 R♃
Mass
7.41 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.023 M♃
Density
2.24 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.07 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.283
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

#969of 1978

top 48.9%

This planet

2.63R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-319 c Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.6311.21
Mass (M⊕)1.007.41317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.241.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.072.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00136.340.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 121786630

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2101230049979183232

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2101230049979183232

System

Kepler-319

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 2.630 R⊕ · percentile 50 / cohort 1978
Mass 7.410 M⊕ · percentile 46 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 6.94 d · percentile 22 / cohort 1946
Distance 503.44 pc · percentile 47 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.283 · percentile 24 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
6.941 days
Semi-major axis
0.0690 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
86.78 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 6.94 Earth days (1.9% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0690 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.087 %

Duration

1.791 h

Impact parameter b

0.130

Rp / R★

0.026770

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,970.5429

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 867 ppm lasting ≈ 1.79 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.026770

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

30.380

Impact parameter (b)

0.130

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,970.5429

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.13700

Eq. Temperature

876K

(603 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

136.34

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.283

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

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

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-319

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,526 K — cooler than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

1.07 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

0.903 R☉

Stellar Mass

0.933 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.06

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.487 dex

Stellar density

1.530 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
503.44 parsec
Light-years 1,641.99 ly
V-band magnitude
13.93 mag
Voyager-speed travel 28,956,434 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

8.914.914.86B13.93V13.79Gaia13.83Kepler13.30TESS14.38Sloan g13.76Sloan r13.59Sloan i13.54Sloan z12.63J12.32H12.21K12.18W112.22W212.31W38.89W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.958 mas

Total Proper Motion

6.455 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

2.95 mas/yr

PM Declination

-5.74 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.248 · y = -0.728 · z = 0.640

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 288.81198° · Dec 39.77064°

Galactic ℓ, b

71.322° · 12.754°

Ecliptic λ, β

300.962° · 61.203°

HTM-20 index

-96345353

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