Kepler-19b explained
| Kepler-19b |
| Discoverer: | William J. Borucki et al.[1] |
| Discovered: | 2 February 2011 |
| Apsis: | astron |
| Semimajor: | 0.085AU[2] |
| Period: | 9.2869944 ± 0.0000088[3] d |
| Mean Radius: | 2.209 ± 0.048 |
| Mass: | 8.4 ± 1.6 |
| Density: | 4.32± |
Kepler-19b is a planet orbiting around the star Kepler-19.[3] The planet has an orbital period of 9.3 days,[4] 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.
See also
- List of planets discovered by the Kepler spacecraft
Other planets in the Kepler-19 system
Notes and References
- 2011ApJ...736...19B . 1102.0541 . 10.1088/0004-637X/736/1/19 . Characteristics of Planetary Candidates Observed by Kepler. II. Analysis of the First Four Months of Data . The Astrophysical Journal . 736 . 1 . 19 . 2011 . Borucki . W. J. . 15233153 . etal.
- Encyclopedia: Kepler-19 b. Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. 30 April 2017.
- 1109.1561 . 10.1088/0004-637X/743/2/200 . The Kepler-19 System: A Transiting Planet and a Second Planet Detected Via Transit Timing Variations . The Astrophysical Journal . 743 . 2 . 200 . 2011 . Ballard . S. . etal. 2011ApJ...743..200B . 42698813 .
- Web site: Kepler Discoveries . https://web.archive.org/web/20100527104316/http://kepler.nasa.gov/Mission/discoveries/ . dead . 2010-05-27 . Kepler.nasa.gov . 2013-02-28.
