Orangish-hued star in the constellation Virgo
K2-19 is an early K-type [ 4] or late G-type main sequence star[ 5] that is magnetically active, and has a light curve that exhibits variations in brightness of ~1%.[ 5] It is located approximately 976 light-years away in the constellation Virgo . Three confirmed transiting exoplanets are known to orbit this star.
Planetary system
Discovery
The two outer planets were reported as planet candidates during analysis of data from Campaign 1 of the Kepler space telescope 's K2 extended mission.[ 11] Both planets were confirmed by David J. Armstrong and collaborators, who used ground-based telescopes to detect additional transits and measure hour-long transit-timing variations for K2-19b.[ 7] They were independently validated along with 20 other planets by Benjamin T. Montet and team.[ 12]
K2-19d was first reported as a planet candidate during a search for candidates from the first year of the K2 Mission[ 13] and was later validated by Sinukoff et al.[ 5]
Characteristics
K2-19 has a planetary system with three known planets, of which the two larger ones, K2-19b and K2-19c, are close to the 3:2 mean motion resonance . All three planets orbit closer to their star than the planet Mercury does to the Sun .[ 4] [ 14]
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