Kepler-15

Kepler-15
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 19h 44m 48.145s[1]
Declination +49° 08′ 24.34″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.8[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type G
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: -23.8[1] mas/yr
Dec.: -12.8[1] mas/yr
Details
Mass1.018 +0.052
−0.044 M☉
Radius0.992 +0.070
−0.058 R☉
Luminosityabout 0.92 L☉
Temperature5595 (± 120) K
Metallicity+0.36 (± 0.07)
Rotational velocity (v sin i)about 2.0 km/s
Ageabout 3.7 Gyr
Other designations
KOI-128, KIC 11359879, 2MASS J19444814+4908244
Database references
SIMBADdata
KICdata

Kepler-15 is a star that is host to the planet Kepler-15b.[2] It is a G-type main sequence star with a mass of 1.018 M☉.[3] It is also known as KOI-128,[4] or KIC 11359879.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Zacharias, N. (2009). "Third U.S. Naval Observatory CCD Astrograph Catalog (UCAC3)". VizieR On-line Data Catalog. Bibcode:2009yCat.1315....0Z.
  2. 1 2 "The Extrasolar Planet Encyclopaedia — Catalog Listing". Exoplanet.eu. 2011-08-02. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  3. ↑ 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 Freely accessible [astro-ph.EP].
  4. ↑ "TEPCat: Kepler-15". Astro.keele.ac.uk. 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  5. ↑ 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 Freely accessible [astro-ph.EP].

Coordinates: 19h 44m 48.14s, +47° 08′ 24.5″


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