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Kepler-15

Coordinates: Sky map 19h 44m 48.14s, +47° 08′ 24.5″
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Kepler-15
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox ICRS
Constellation Cygnus[1]
Right ascension 19h 44m 48.1365s[2]
Declination +49° 08 24.298[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.8[3]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage subgiant[2]
Spectral type G8IV-V[4]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: −2.755(15) mas/yr[2]
Dec.: −12.129(17) mas/yr[2]
Parallax (π)1.3181±0.0139 mas[2]
Distance2,470 ± 30 ly
(759 ± 8 pc)
Details
Mass1.018 +0.052
0.044
[5] M
Radius0.992 +0.070
0.058
[5] R
Luminosity0.82[5] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.32±0.1[6] cgs
Temperature5,679±50[6] K
Metallicity0.36±0.07[5]
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.0[5] km/s
Age3.7[5] Gyr
Other designations
KOI-128, KIC 11359879, 2MASS J19444814+4908244, Gaia DR2 2134850847813263360[7][8][9]
Database references
SIMBADdata
KICdata
Comparative sizes of Sun and Kepler-15
Comparative sizes of Sun and Kepler-15

Kepler-15 (also known as KOI-128 or KIC 11359879 is a G-type subgiant with a mass of 1.018 solar masses and a radius of 1.253 solar radius.

Planetary system

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Kepler-15 is orbited by one known planet named Kepler-15b, a hot jupiter enriched in heavy elements. It was discovered by the transit method in 2011.[3]

The Kepler-15 planetary system[8][10]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination
(°)
Radius
b 0.66±0.09 MJ 0.05714±0.00093 4.942782±1.3e-06 87.44±1.5 0.96±0.07 RJ

References

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  1. Roman, Nancy G. (1987). "Identification of a constellation from a position". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 99 (617): 695. Bibcode:1987PASP...99..695R. doi:10.1086/132034. Constellation record for this object at VizieR.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv:2208.00211. Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940. S2CID 244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  3. 1 2 "The Extrasolar Planet Encyclopaedia — Catalog Listing". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. 2011-08-02. Archived from the original on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  4. Frasca, A.; Molenda-Żakowicz, J.; De Cat, P.; Catanzaro, G.; Fu, J. N.; Ren, A. B.; Luo, A. L.; Shi, J. R.; Wu, Y.; Zhang, H. T. (2016). "Activity indicators and stellar parameters of the Kepler targets. An application of the ROTFIT pipeline to LAMOST-Kepler stellar spectra". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 594. arXiv:1606.09149. Bibcode:2016A&A...594A..39F. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201628337.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Endl, Michael; et al. (2011). "Kepler-15b: A Hot Jupiter Enriched in Heavy Elements and the First Kepler Mission Planet Confirmed with the Hobby-Eberly Telescope". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 197 (1). 13. Bibcode:2011ApJS..197...13E. doi:10.1088/0067-0049/197/1/13. hdl:2152/42925.
  6. 1 2 Buchhave, Lars A.; Bitsch, Bertram; Johansen, Anders; Latham, David W.; Bizzarro, Martin; Bieryla, Allyson; Kipping, David M. (2018), "Jupiter Analogs Orbit Stars with an Average Metallicity Close to That of the Sun", The Astrophysical Journal, 856 (1): 37, arXiv:1802.06794, Bibcode:2018ApJ...856...37B, doi:10.3847/1538-4357/aaafca, S2CID 119332645
  7. "Kepler-15". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  8. 1 2 Borucki, William J.; et al. (2011). "Characteristics of Planetary Candidates Observed by Kepler. II. Analysis of the First Four Months of Data". The Astrophysical Journal. 736 (1): 19. arXiv:1102.0541. Bibcode:2011ApJ...736...19B. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/736/1/19.
  9. "TEPCat: Kepler-15". Astro.keele.ac.uk. 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  10. Planet Kepler-15 b on explanet.eu