| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | HARPS-N |
| Discovery site | La Palma,Canary Islands |
| Discovery date | 2015 November 17 |
| radial velocity method | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.3753±0.0004 AU,[1]0.603±0.001 AU[2] | |
| Eccentricity | 0,[1]0.16±0.1[2] |
| 94.2±0.2 d,[1]192.0+0.5 −0.4 d[2] | |
| 0°,[1]−0.4±0.6 rad[2] | |
| Semi-amplitude | 1.8±0.2 m/s,[1]2.0±0.2 m/s[2] |
| Star | HD 219134 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | ≥10.8±1.3 M🜨,[1]≥15.3±1.6 M🜨[2] |
| Temperature | 298 K (25 °C; 77 °F)[3] |
HD 219134 g, also known asHR 8832 g, is an unconfirmed[2]exoplanet orbiting around theK-type starHD 219134 in the constellation ofCassiopeia. It has aminimum mass of 11 or 15 Earth masses, suggesting that it is likely aNeptune-like ice giant. UnlikeHD 219134 b andHD 219134 c it is not observed to transit and thus its radius and density are unknown. If it has an Earth-like composition, it would have a radius 1.9 times that of Earth.[citation needed] However, since it is probably a Neptune-like planet, it is likely larger.
HD 219134 g is a sub-Neptune-mass exoplanet with a minimum mass of10.8 ME and an unknown radius, as it is not known to transit.[4] However, due to the high metal content of the host star, the planet might not be an ice giant.[citation needed] For a rock-iron composition, HD 219134 g would be about 1.9R🜨, which seems unlikely for a planet of this mass. A more plausible rock-water composition would put the planet at about 2.4R🜨.[citation needed] Assuming an albedo of 0.3, it has anequilibrium temperature of 298 K (25 °C; 77 °F),[3] but with an atmosphere it is likely to have a surface temperature much higher, that is if it has a rocky surface. So, it is rather unlikely to be habitable.
HD 219134 g was initially estimated to take about 94.2 days to orbits its star at a distance of 0.3753AU.[1] This is comparable toMercury's orbit of 88 days at about 0.38 AU. However, due to the lower luminosity of the host star, HD 219134 g is closer toVenus' situation. The eccentricity of the planet's orbit is believed to be close to zero, indicating a very circular orbit.[4]
However, a 2020 study did not find evidence of a radial velocity signal at this period, but instead found a period of 192 days, corresponding to an orbital distance of 0.603 AU.[2]
The planet HD 219134 g orbits the K3V orange dwarfHD 219134, also known as HR 8832. It is 79% the radius and 80% the mass of the Sun with 26% the luminosity. It has a temperature of 4699 K and is around 11 billion years old.[4] For comparison, the Sun has a temperature of 5778 K and is 4.55 billion years old.
The apparent magnitude of the star, or how bright it appears from Earth, is around 5. Therefore, it is just visible to the unaided eye to most observers.
The habitable zone for this star, as defined by Kopparapu et al. 2014,[5] for a 5 Earth mass planet, would be between 0.499 AU and 0.947 AU.[note 1][7] HD 219134 g may orbit slightly interior to the inner edge of the habitable zone based on its initially published parameters,[1] or may orbit within the habitable zone based on a more recent estimated orbital period of 192 days and semi-major axis of 0.603 AU.[2] This planet is significantly more massive than Earth and therefore it likely retains a dense atmosphere, comparable to the Solar System'sice giants.
2015 in space | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Space probe launches |
|    | ||||
| Impact events | ||||||
| SelectedNEOs | ||||||
| Exoplanets | ||||||
| Discoveries | ||||||
| Comets | ||||||
| Space exploration | ||||||
