Kepler-43

Kepler-43

Kepler-43

G-type star in the constellation Cygnus


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.[7] With an apparent visual magnitude of 13.996,[3] this star is too faint to be seen with the naked eye. The Kepler-43 has a very strong starspot activity.[5]

Quick Facts Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000, Constellation ...

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.[8]

The planet nightside temperature was measured to be 2043+79
352
K.[5]

More information Companion (in order from star), Mass ...

References

  1. "Cygnus – constellation boundary", The Constellations, International Astronomical Union, retrieved 2011-12-15
  2. Kepler-43b, NASA Ames Research Center, archived from the original on 2015-09-14, retrieved 2011-12-06
  3. Schneider, Jean, "Star: Kepler-43", Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia, archived from the original on 2014-03-04, retrieved 2011-12-06
  4. Esteves, Lisa J.; Mooij, Ernst J. W. De; Jayawardhana, Ray (2014), "Changing Phases of Alien Worlds: Probing Atmospheres Ofkeplerplanets with High-Precision Photometry", The Astrophysical Journal, 804 (2): 150, arXiv:1407.2245, Bibcode:2015ApJ...804..150E, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/804/2/150, S2CID 117798959
  5. 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.
  6. "Kepler Discoveries". 2011-12-05. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27.

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