Kepler-23

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Kepler-23
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Cygnus [1]
Right ascension 19h 36m 52.5356s [2]
Declination +49° 28 45.253 [2]
Apparent magnitude  (V)14.0 [3]
Characteristics
Spectral type G5 [4]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ)RA: 2.262±0.030 [2]   mas/yr
Dec.: 3.851±0.031 [2]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.1678 ± 0.0161  mas [2]
Distance 2,790 ± 40  ly
(860 ± 10  pc)
Details
Mass 1.11 [3]   M
Radius 1.52 ± 0.24 [3]   R
Luminosity 0.79 ± 0.04 [3]   L
Temperature 5760 ± 124 [3]   K
Metallicity [Fe/H]–0.09 ± 0.14 [3]   dex
Other designations
Gaia DR2  2135019107451751168, KOI-168, KIC  11512246, GSC  03564-01806, 2MASS J19365254+4928452 [5]
Database references
SIMBAD data
KIC data

Kepler-23 is a star in the northern constellation of Cygnus, the swan. It is orbited by three known exoplanets. With an apparent visual magnitude of 14.0, [3] this star is too faint to be seen with the naked eye.

Planetary system

Planets b and c were discovered in 2011 and were confirmed in 2012. [6] An additional planet d (Kepler-23d) was discovered in 2014, and was concluded to likely be a super-Earth. [7]

The Kepler-23 planetary system [4] [8] [9]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b 0.478+0.010
0.0091
  MJ
0.0757.1069950.1511±0.0068  RJ
c 0.189+0.036
0.033
  MJ
0.09910.7424340.278±0.0089  RJ
d0.055+0.043
0.037
  MJ
0.12415.27429±0.000170.1994±0.0079  RJ
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