The star
The star
HD 219666
- Type
- G5 V
- Surface
- ≈ 5,540 K
- Size
- 1.06 × the Sun
- Mass
- 1.02 × the Sun
- Brightness
- 0.938 × the Sun
- Habitable zone
- 0.737–1.75 AU
The planets
HD 219666
HD 219666 b
- Year
- 6.03 days
- Distance from star
- 0.0636 AU
- Mass
- 18 Earths
- Size
- 4.9 × Earth
- Temperature
- ≈ 1076 K (+803 °C)
- Found
- 2018, transit (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS))
Masses found by the wobble method are minimums, because the orbit's tilt is unknown. Temperatures are equilibrium estimates for a bare planet, before any atmosphere.
How we know
The shadow
The planet passes in front of its star and dims it by a fraction of a percent, every orbit. The dip gives the planet's size and year.
Sources
- Planet and star parameters: NASA Exoplanet Archive, Planetary Systems Composite Parameters, retrieved 1 Nov 2026. This research has made use of the NASA Exoplanet Archive, which is operated by the California Institute of Technology, under contract with NASA under the Exoplanet Exploration Program.
- Position: HYG Database v4.1 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Habitable zone: a simple estimate from the star's brightness (√L × 0.95 to 1.67 AU), shown as a guide.