Kepler-61
K-type main sequence star in the constellation Cygnus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kepler-61 is a K-type main-sequence star approximately 1,100 light years from Earth in the constellation Cygnus. It is located within the field of vision of the Kepler spacecraft, the satellite that NASA's Kepler Mission used to detect planets that may be transiting their stars. On April 24, 2013 it was announced that the star has an extrasolar planet (a super-Earth) orbiting in the inner edge of the habitable zone, named Kepler-61b.[2]
Quick Facts Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000, Constellation ...
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Cygnus |
Right ascension | 19h 41m 13.0815s[1] |
Declination | +42° 28′ 30.984″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15 |
Characteristics | |
Evolutionary stage | Main sequence |
Spectral type | K7V[2] |
Astrometry | |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −2.066(50) mas/yr[1] Dec.: 10.687(52) mas/yr[1] |
Parallax (π) | 2.9296 ± 0.0418 mas[1] |
Distance | 1,110 ± 20 ly (341 ± 5 pc) |
Details | |
Mass | 0.635 ± 0.037[3] M☉ |
Radius | 0.62 ± 0.03[3] R☉ |
Luminosity | 0.08 L☉ |
Temperature | 4017 +49 −150[2] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.03 ± 0.14[3] dex |
Rotation | 35.078±0.924 days[4] |
Age | >1[3] Gyr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
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