Kepler-19b

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Kepler-19b
Discovery
Discovered by William J. Borucki et al. [1]
Discovery date2 February 2011
Transit method
Orbital characteristics
0.085 AU (12,700,000 km) [2]
9.2869944 ± 0.0000088 [3] d
Inclination 89.94+0.06
−0.44 [3]
Star Kepler-19
Physical characteristics
2.209 ± 0.048 [3] R🜨
Mass 8.4 ± 1.6 [4] M🜨
Mean density
4.32 ± 0.87 g/cm3 (0.156 ± 0.031  lb/cu in) [4]

    Kepler-19b is a planet orbiting around the star Kepler-19. [3] The planet has an orbital period of 9.3 days, [5] with an estimated radius of roughly 2.2 times that of the Earth, with a mass around 8.4 times that of the Earth. [2] It is one of three planets orbiting Kepler-19. [4]

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    See also

    Other planets in the Kepler-19 system

    References

    1. ↑ Borucki, W. J.; et al. (2011). "Characteristics of Planetary Candidates Observed by Kepler. II. Analysis of the First Four Months of Data". The Astrophysical Journal. 736 (1): 19. arXiv: 1102.0541 . Bibcode:2011ApJ...736...19B. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/736/1/19. S2CID   15233153.
    2. 1 2 "Kepler-19 b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia . Retrieved 30 April 2017.
    3. 1 2 3 4 Ballard, S.; et al. (2011). "The Kepler-19 System: A Transiting 2.2 R🜨 Planet and a Second Planet Detected Via Transit Timing Variations". The Astrophysical Journal. 743 (2): 200. arXiv: 1109.1561 . Bibcode:2011ApJ...743..200B. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/743/2/200. S2CID   42698813.
    4. 1 2 3 Malavolta, Luca; et al. (2017). "The Kepler-19 System: A Thick-envelope Super-Earth with Two Neptune-mass Companions Characterized Using Radial Velocities and Transit Timing Variations". The Astronomical Journal. 153 (5). 224. arXiv: 1703.06885 . Bibcode:2017AJ....153..224M. doi: 10.3847/1538-3881/aa6897 . S2CID   29845787.
    5. ↑ "Kepler Discoveries". Kepler.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2013-02-28.


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