Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2014

Kepler-319 d

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 2.29 Earth radii
  • A mass of 5.86 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.12 g
  • An orbital period of 31.782 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.1910 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 528 K (255 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 1,641.99 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.489
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 28,956,434 years

2 siblings around Kepler-319

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

Kepler-319 d Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
2.29 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.204 R♃
Mass
5.86 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.018 M♃
Density
2.68 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.12 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.489
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

#1519of 1978

top 76.7%

This planet

2.29R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-319 d Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.002.2911.21
Mass (M⊕)1.005.86317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.512.681.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.122.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.0017.960.037

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 2.290 R⊕ · percentile 23 / cohort 1978
Mass 5.860 M⊕ · percentile 22 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 31.78 d · percentile 75 / cohort 1946
Distance 503.44 pc · percentile 47 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.489 · percentile 69 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
31.782 days
Semi-major axis
0.1910 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
89.85 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 31.78 Earth days (8.7% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.1910 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.062 %

Duration

3.863 h

Impact parameter b

0.550

Rp / R★

0.023415

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,454,967.8667

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 620 ppm lasting ≈ 3.86 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.023415

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

29.600

Impact parameter (b)

0.550

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,454,967.8667

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.37900

Eq. Temperature

528K

(255 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

17.96

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.489

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-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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