Kepler-15
Characteristics | |
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Spectral type | G |
Astrometry | |
Distance | ? pc |
Details | |
Mass | 1.018 +0.052 −0.044 M☉ |
Radius | 0.992 +0.070 −0.058 R☉ |
Luminosity | about 0.92 L☉ |
Temperature | 5595 (± 120) K |
Metallicity | +0.36 (± 0.07) |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | about 2.0 km/s |
Age | about 3.7 Gyr |
Other designations | |
KOI 128, KIC 11359879 |
Kepler-15 is a star that is host to the planet Kepler-15b.[1] It is a G-type main sequence star with a mass of 1.018 M☉.[2] It is also known as KOI-128,[3] or KIC 11359879.[4]
References
- ↑ "The Extrasolar Planet Encyclopaedia — Catalog Listing". Exoplanet.eu. 2011-08-02. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
- ↑ Michael Endl; MacQueen; Cochran; Erik Brugamyer; Buchhave; Jason Rowe; Phillip Lucas; Howard Issacson; Steve Bryson; Howell, Steve B.; Fortney, Jonathan J.; Hansen, Terese; Borucki, William J.; Caldwell, Douglas; Christiansen, Jessie L.; Ciardi, David R.; Demory, Brice-Olivier; Everett, Mark; Ford, Eric B.; Haas, Michael R.; Holman, Matthew J.; Horch, Elliot; Jenkins, Jon M.; Koch, David J.; Lissauer, Jack J.; Machalek, Pavel; Still, Martin; Welsh, William F.; Sanderfer, Dwight T.; Seader, Shawn E.; Smith, Jeffrey C.; Thompson, Susan E.; Twicken, Joseph D. (2011). "The First Kepler Mission Planet Confirmed With The Hobby-Eberly Telescope: Kepler-15b, a Hot Jupiter Enriched In Heavy Elements". arXiv:1107.2596v1 [astro-ph.EP].
- ↑ "TEPCat: Kepler-15". Astro.keele.ac.uk. 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
- ↑ Borucki; Koch; Gibor Basri; Natalie Batalha; Brown; Bryson; Douglas Caldwell; Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard; Cochran; DeVore, Edna; Dunham, Edward W.; Gautier III, Thomas N.; Geary, John C.; Gilliland, Ronald; Gould, Alan; Howell, Steve B.; Jenkins, Jon M.; Latham, David W.; Lissauer, Jack J.; Marcy, Geoffrey W.; Rowe, Jason; Sasselov, Dimitar; Boss, Alan; Charbonneau, David; Ciardi, David; Doyle, Laurance; Dupree, Andrea K.; Ford, Eric B.; Fortney, Jonathan; Holman, Matthew J.; et al. (2011). "Characteristics of planetary candidates observed by Kepler, II: Analysis of the first four months of data". arXiv:1102.0541v1 [astro-ph.EP].
Coordinates: 19h 44m 48.14s, +47° 08′ 24.5″
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