Kepler-27

Kepler-31

A diagram of the Kepler-31 System, compared to our Inner Solar System.
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cygnus[1]
Right ascension 19h 28m 56.825s
Declination +41° 05 09.15
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.855[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G5[3]
Astrometry
Distance2638[3] ly
(809 pc)
Details
Mass0.65[2] M
Radius[2] R
Luminosity0.59[2] L
Temperature5400[2] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.41[2] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)0.6[2] km/s
Other designations

Kepler-2 is a star in the northern constellation of Cygnus, the swan, that is orbited by a planet found to be unequivocally within the star's habitable zone. It is located at the celestial coordinates: Right Ascension 19h 28m 56.825s}, Declination +41° 05 09.15.[4] With an apparent visual magnitude of 15.855,[2] this star is too faint to be seen with the naked eye.

The Kepler-27 planetary system[3]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b 9.11 MJ 0.118 15.3348
c 13.8 MJ 0.191 31.3309 4.1 R

References

  1. "Cygnus – constellation boundary", The Constellations, International Astronomical Union, retrieved 2011-12-15
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kepler-31b, NASA Ames Research Center, retrieved 2011-12-06
  3. 1 2 3 Schneider, Jean, "Star: Kepler-31", Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia, Paris Observatory, retrieved 2011-12-06
  4. "Kepler Discoveries". 2011-12-05.

Coordinates: 19h 28m 56.825s, +41° 05′ 09.15″

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