Kepler-223
Kepler-223 (KOI-730, KIC #10227020) is a G5V star with an extrasolar planetary system discovered by the Kepler mission. Studies indicate that the Kepler-223 star system consists of 4 planets orbiting the star.[3][4]
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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Constellation | Cygnus |
Right ascension | 19h 53m 16.4203s[1] |
Declination | +47° 16′ 46.3081″[1] |
Characteristics | |
Apparent magnitude (g) | 15.903[2] |
Apparent magnitude (r) | 15.301[2] |
Apparent magnitude (i) | 15.105[2] |
Apparent magnitude (z) | 14.963[2] |
Apparent magnitude (D51) | 15.667[2] |
Apparent magnitude (J) | 14.095[2] |
Apparent magnitude (H) | 13.727[2] |
Apparent magnitude (K) | 13.632[2] |
J−K color index | 0.463[2] |
Astrometry | |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −4.270±0.055[1] mas/yr Dec.: −11.068±0.051[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 0.5101 ± 0.0313[1] mas |
Distance | 6,400 ± 400 ly (2,000 ± 100 pc) |
Details | |
Radius | 1.095[2] R☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.386[2] cgs |
Temperature | 5,599[2] K |
Metallicity | -0.211[2] |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
KIC | data |
Planetary system
The confirmed planetary system was first detected by the Kepler mission, and contains four planets.[5] This system was initially believed to contain two co-orbital planets orbiting the star at approximately the same orbital distance every 9.8 days, with one permanently locked 60° behind the other in one of the two Trojan Lagrangian points.[6] The two co-orbital planets were thought to be locked in mean motion resonances with the other two planets, creating an overall 6:4:4:3 resonance.[7] This would have been the first known example of co-orbital planets.
However follow-up study of the system revealed that an alternative configuration, with the four planets having orbital periods in the ratio 8:6:4:3 is better supported by the data. This configuration does not contain co-orbital planets,[8] and has been confirmed by further observations.[4] It represents the first confirmed 4-body orbital resonance.[5]
The radii are 3.0, 3.4, 5.2, and 4.6 Earth radii, and the orbital periods are 7.3845, 9.8456, 14.7887 and 19.7257 days, respectively.[4]
References
- Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
- "KIC10 Search". Multimission Archive at STScI. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- Borucki, William J.; Koch, David G.; Basri, Gibor; Batalha, Natalie; Brown, Timothy M.; Bryson, Stephen T.; Caldwell, Douglas; Christensen-Dalsgaard, Jørgen; Cochran, William D.; Devore, Edna; Dunham, Edward W.; Gautier, 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; 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.
- Mills, S. M.; Fabrycky, D. C.; Migaszewski, C.; Ford, E. B.; Petigura, E.; Isaacson, H. (11 May 2016). "A resonant chain of four transiting, sub-Neptune planets". Nature. 533: 509–512. arXiv:1612.07376. Bibcode:2016Natur.533..509M. doi:10.1038/nature17445. PMID 27225123.
- Koppes, S. (17 May 2016). "Kepler-223 System: Clues to Planetary Migration". Jet Propulsion Lab. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- Chown, Marcus (28 February 2011). "Two planets found sharing one orbit". New Scientist.
- Emspak, Jesse (2 March 2011). "Kepler Finds Bizarre Systems". International Business Times. International Business Times Inc.
- Beatty, Kelly (5 March 2011). "Kepler Finds Planets in Tight Dance". Sky and Telescope.
External links
- "Planetary System KOI-730 Exhibiting a Pair of Co-Orbital Planets" (this site requires a browser with support for WebGL)
- 2MASS Catalog Retrieval