Confirmed Exoplanet Discovered 2016

Kepler-619 b

A sub-neptune orbiting the g-type yellow (sun-like) Kepler-619, located approximately 2,937.6 light-years from Earth.

Key parameters at a glance

  • A radius of 3.16 Earth radii
  • A mass of 10.10 Earth masses
  • Surface gravity around 1.01 g
  • An orbital period of 5.404 days
  • Semi-major axis 0.0601 AU
  • Equilibrium temperature 1,073 K (800 °C)
  • Distance from Earth 2,937.62 light-years
  • Earth Similarity Index 0.211
  • Travel time at Voyager 1 speed 51,804,844 years

2 siblings around Kepler-619

Kepler-619 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-619 c Super-Earth 1.69 3.50 1.208 1,767 2016
Kepler-619 b this Sub-Neptune 3.16 10.10 5.404 1,073 2016
Kepler-619 d Neptune-like 4.17 16.20 11.679 830 2023

Kepler-619 b Planet Profile

Physical Specs

Radius
3.16 R⊕
Radius (Jupiter)
0.282 R♃
Mass
10.10 M⊕
Mass (Jupiter)
0.032 M♃
Density
1.76 g/cm³
Surface Gravity
1.01 g (Earth)

Classification

Planet Type

Sub-Neptune

ESI Score 0.211
HZ Position Inner
Controversial No

Discovery

Year 2016
Method Transit
Facility Kepler
Telescope 0.95 m Kepler Telescope

Size rank in cohort

Rank by radius

#387of 1978

top 19.5%

This planet

3.16R⊕

Sub-Neptune median

2.71R⊕

Nearest-size peers

Metric Earth Kepler-619 b Jupiter
Radius (R⊕)1.003.1611.21
Mass (M⊕)1.0010.10317.83
Density (g/cm³)5.511.761.33
Surface Gravity (g)1.001.012.53
Insolation (S⊕)1.00224.150.037

Star Catalogue Identifiers

TIC

TIC 417659212

Gaia DR2

Gaia DR2 2129503235571760128

Gaia DR3

Gaia DR3 2129503235571760128

System

Kepler-619

Percentile among Sub-Neptune cohort

Radius 3.160 R⊕ · percentile 80 / cohort 1978
Mass 10.100 M⊕ · percentile 73 / cohort 1978
Orbital period 5.40 d · percentile 14 / cohort 1946
Distance 900.68 pc · percentile 72 / cohort 1975
ESI 0.211 · percentile 9 / cohort 1978

Orbit & Habitability

Orbital Dynamics

Period
5.404 days
Semi-major axis
0.0601 AU
Eccentricity
0.000
Inclination
89.20 °

Year Length

A year here lasts approximately 5.40 Earth days (1.5% of a terrestrial year) on a nearly circular orbit at a mean orbital distance of 0.0601 AU.

Transit Fingerprint

Depth

0.077 %

Duration

2.475 h

Impact parameter b

0.760

Rp / R★

0.025527

Transit midpoint (BJD)

2,455,005.1855

Photometric dip

Transit produces a flux drop of 770 ppm lasting ≈ 2.47 h.

Extended Orbital Architecture

Planet / star radius ratio

0.025527

Semi-major axis / stellar radius

16.907

Impact parameter (b)

0.760

Transit mid-time (BJD)

2,455,005.1855

Angular separation (arcsec)

0.06680

Eq. Temperature

1,073K

(800 °C)

Insolation (S⊕)

224.15

Earth = 1.00

Earth Similarity (ESI)

0.211

0 = alien, 1 = Earth-identical

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

Discovery Paper

Primary reference

Morton et al. 2016

Instrument

Kepler CCD Array

Publication

2016-05

Observation locale

Space

Host System: Kepler-619

Spectral Class

G-type yellow (Sun-like)

Effective Temperature

5,980 K — hotter than the Sun (5,778 K)

Estimated Age

3.47 Gyr — younger than the Sun (4.6 Gyr)

Stellar Radius

1.110 R☉

Stellar Mass

1.090 M☉

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.05

Extended Stellar Properties

Surface gravity (log g)

4.380 dex

Stellar density

1.320 g/cm³

Metallicity ratio

[Fe/H]

Distance
900.68 parsec
Light-years 2,937.62 ly
V-band magnitude
14.84 mag
Voyager-speed travel 51,804,844 yr

Multi-band Host Photometry — 16 bands

9.015.615.61B14.84V14.67Gaia14.70Kepler14.21TESS15.12Sloan g14.64Sloan r14.52Sloan i14.45Sloan z13.58J13.26H13.29K13.21W113.26W213.03W38.98W4

Astrometric Data

Parallax

1.082 mas

Total Proper Motion

8.114 mas/yr

PM Right Ascension

-0.18 mas/yr

PM Declination

-8.11 mas/yr

Galactic Cartesian (pc)

x = 0.236 · y = -0.620 · z = 0.748

Equatorial (J2000)

RA 290.84909° · Dec 48.41598°

Galactic ℓ, b

80.050° · 15.009°

Ecliptic λ, β

311.017° · 68.905°

HTM-20 index

-395346124

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