Kepler-17

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Kepler-17
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 19h 53m 34.8643s [1]
Declination +47° 48 54.050 [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.0 [2]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ)RA: −3.811(17)  mas/yr [1]
Dec.: −6.339(19)  mas/yr [1]
Parallax (π)1.4115 ± 0.0151  mas [1]
Distance 2,310 ± 20  ly
(708 ± 8  pc)
Characteristics
Spectral type G2V [2]
Details [2]
Mass 1.16±0.06  M
Radius 1.05±0.03  R
Temperature 5781±85  K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.26 (± 0.1)  dex
Rotation 12.159±0.029 days [3]
Rotational velocity (v sin i)4.2±0.5 [4]  km/s
Age 3.0±1.6 [5]   Gyr
Other designations
Gaia DR2  2086449761846310784, KOI-203, KIC  10619192, 2MASS J19533486+4748540 [4]
Database references
SIMBAD data
KIC data

Kepler-17 is a main-sequence yellow dwarf star that is much more active than the Sun with starspots covering roughly 6% of its surface. [6] Starspots are long-lived, with at least one persisting for 1400 days. [7]

Planetary system

The Kepler-17 is known to host one superjovian exoplanet, Kepler-17b, in orbit around it. It was discovered by the transit method in 2011. [8]

The Kepler-17 planetary system [8] [9]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b 2.45±0.014  MJ 0.02591±0.000371.4857108±2e-07<0.01187.2±0.15° 1.312±0.018  RJ

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