Kepler-19b

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

Kepler-19b
Discovery
Discovered byWilliam J. Borucki et al.
Discovery date2 February 2011
Transit method
Orbital characteristics
0.085 AU (12,700,000 km)
9.2869944 ± 0.0000088 d
Inclination89.94+0.06
−0.44
StarKepler-19
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
2.209 ± 0.048 R🜨
Mass8.4 ± 1.6 ME
Mean density
4.32 ± 0.87 g/cm3 (0.156 ± 0.031 lb/cu in)
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