Observation data Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS) | |
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Constellation | Cygnus[1] |
Right ascension | 19h 28m 32.8905s[2] |
Declination | +42° 25′ 45.959″[2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.306[3] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | M0V[4] |
Astrometry | |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −0.488±0.042[2] mas/yr Dec.: 11.692±0.042[2] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 2.2527 ± 0.0241[2] mas |
Distance | 1,450 ± 20 ly (444 ± 5 pc) |
Details | |
Mass | 0.75[3] M☉ |
Radius | 0.70[3] R☉ |
Luminosity | [3] L☉ |
Temperature | 4590[3] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.34[3] dex |
Rotation | 17.951±0.016 days[5] |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 0.6[3] km/s |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
KIC | data |
Kepler-28 is a star in the northern constellation of Cygnus., It is orbited by two exoplanets. It is located at the celestial coordinates: Right Ascension 19h 28m 32.8905s, Declination +42° 25′ 45.959″.[2] With an apparent visual magnitude of 15.036,[3] this star is too faint to be seen with the naked eye.
The two warm sub-Neptune gas giant[6] planets of Kepler-28 were discovered in 2011 and were confirmed in early 2012.[7]
Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
b | 8.8+3.8−3.1 M⊕ | 0.062 | 5.9123 | — | — | 2.93±0.46 R⊕ |
c | 10.9+6.1−4.5 M⊕ | 0.081 | 8.9858 | — | — | 2.77±0.44 R⊕ |
Coordinates: 19h 28m 32.887s, +42° 25′ 45.91″
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler-28.
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