Kepler-66

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Kepler-66
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 19h 35m 55.5743s [1]
Declination +46° 41′ 15.957″ [1]
Apparent magnitude  (V)15.3
Characteristics
Spectral type G0V
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ)RA: −3.464(23) mas/yr [1]
Dec.: −8.800(23) mas/yr [1]
Parallax (π)0.8430±0.0205  mas [1]
Distance 3,870 ± 90  ly
(1,190 ± 30  pc)
Details
Mass 1.038 ± 0.044  M☉
Radius 0.966 ± 0.042  R☉
Temperature 5962 ± 79  K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.012 ± 0.003  dex
Rotation 10.527±0.011 days [2]
Age 1 ± 0.17  Gyr
Other designations
KOI-1958, KIC 9836149 [3]
Database references
SIMBAD data

Kepler-66 is a star with slightly more mass than the Sun in the NGC 6811 open cluster in the Cygnus constellation. It has one confirmed planet, slightly smaller than Neptune, announced in 2013.

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Planetary system

The Kepler-66 planetary system
Companion
(in order from star)		 Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)		 Orbital period
(days)		 Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b0.31  MJ 0.135217.815815——2.80  R🜨

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv: 2208.00211 . Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/202243940 . S2CID   244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
  2. ↑ 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. S2CID   118557681.
  3. ↑ "KOI-1958". SIMBAD . Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg . Retrieved 14 February 2018.


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