Kepler-43
Kepler-43,formerly known as KOI-135, is a star in the northern constellation of Cygnus. It is located at the celestial coordinates: Right Ascension 19h 00m 57.8034s, Declination +46° 40′ 05.665″.[6] With an apparent visual magnitude of 13.996,[3] this star is too faint to be seen with the naked eye.
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cygnus[1] |
| Right ascension | 19h 00m 57.8034s[2] |
| Declination | +46° 40′ 05.665″[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.96[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G0V~G0IV[4] |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: −3.003±0.025[2] mas/yr Dec.: 0.193±0.026[2] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 0.9653 ± 0.0139[2] mas |
| Distance | 3,380 ± 50 ly (1,040 ± 10 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.32±0.09[3] M☉ |
| Radius | 1.42±0.07[3] R☉ |
| Luminosity | [3] L☉ |
| Temperature | 6041±123[3] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.33±0.11[3] dex |
| Rotation | 12.851±0.053 days[5] |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 5.5±1.5[3] km/s |
| Other designations | |
Kepler-43, KOI-135, KIC 9818381 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia | data |
| KIC | data |
Planetary system
The Kepler spacecraft detected a transiting planet candidate around this star that was confirmed by radial velocity measurements taken by the SOPHIE spectrograph mounted on the 1.93 m telescope at the Haute-Provence Observatory.[7]
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | 3.23±0.19 MJ | 0.0449 | 3.024095 | — | — | — |
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References
- "Cygnus – constellation boundary", The Constellations, International Astronomical Union, retrieved 2011-12-15
- 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.
- Kepler-43b, NASA Ames Research Center, retrieved 2011-12-06
- Schneider, Jean, "Star: Kepler-43", Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia, Paris Observatory, archived from the original on 2014-03-04, retrieved 2011-12-06
- McQuillan, A.; Mazeh, T.; Aigrain, S. (2013). "Stellar Rotation Periods of The Kepler objects of Interest: A Dearth of Close-In Planets Around Fast Rotators". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 775 (1). L11. arXiv:1308.1845. Bibcode:2013ApJ...775L..11M. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/775/1/L11.
- "Kepler Discoveries". 2011-12-05.
- Bonomo, A. S.; et al. (2012). "SOPHIE velocimetry of Kepler transit candidates. V. The three hot Jupiters KOI-135b, KOI-204b, and KOI-203b (alias Kepler-17b)". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 538. A96. arXiv:1110.5462. Bibcode:2012A&A...538A..96B. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201118323.
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