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Kepler-87
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 19 51 40.0490
Declination +46° 57′ 54.425″
Apparent magnitude (V) 15
Characteristics
Spectral type G4IV
Variable type planetary transit
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: −4.382(19) mas/yr
Dec.: −0.821(20) mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.7803 ± 0.0154 mas
Distance4,180 ± 80 ly
(1,280 ± 30 pc)
Details
Mass1.01 M
Radius1.49669 R
Luminosity0.3260445 L
Temperature5692 ± 60.7121 K
Metallicity 0.0562149±0.0587866 dex
Age7.24+1.50
−1.56 years
Other designations
KOI-1574, 2MASS J19514005+4657544, KIC 10028792, WISE J195140.04+465754.4
Database references
SIMBADdata

Kepler-87 is a star slightly more massive than the Sun and it is nearing the end of its main-sequence period.

Planetary system

Kepler-87 hosts four planets, two confirmed (Kepler-87b, Kepler-87c and two unconfirmed (Kepler-87d, Kepler-87e). It is the farthest system from the Sun with two unconfirmed planet candidates at 4021 light-years.

The Kepler-87 planetary system
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b 1.02+0.16
−0.16 MJ
0.481+0.026
−0.028
114.73635+0.00015
−0.00015
0.036±0.009
c 0.02+0.003
−0.003 MJ
0.676+0.037
−0.04
191.2318+0.0015
−0.0015
0.039±0.012
d (unconfirmed) 0.0628 5.83393857±2.241 0
e (unconfirmed) 0.0836 8.9772888±0.0001451 0

References

  1. ^ 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. "Kepler-87 | NASA Exoplanet Archive". exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  3. "The Extrasolar Planet Encyclopaedia — Kepler-87b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. 1995. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
  4. "The Extrasolar Planet Encyclopaedia — Kepler-87c". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. 1995. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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