Planet Kepler-22 b

Name Kepler-22 b
Planet Status Confirmed
Discovered in 2011
Mass 0.113 MJ
Mass*sin(i)
Semi-Major Axis 0.849 (± 0.018) AU
Orbital Period 289.8623 ( -0.02 +0.02 ) day
Eccentricity 0.0
ω
Tperi
Radius 0.212 ( -0.012 +0.012 ) RJ
Inclination 89.764 ( -0.042 +0.042 ) deg
Update 2021-02-05
Detection Method Primary Transit
Mass Detection Method
Radius Detection Method
Primary transit 2454966.6983 (± 0.0023) JD
Secondary transit
λ
Impact Parameter b 0.768 ( -0.078 +0.132 )
Time Vr=0
Velocity Semiamplitude K
Calculated temperature 262.0 K
Measured temperature
Hottest point longitude
Geometric albedo
Surface gravity log(g/gH)
Alternate Names 2MASS J19165219+4753040 b, K00087.01, KIC 10593626 b, KOI-87 b, KOI-87.01, WISE J191652.14+475303.2 b

Star

Kepler-22
Name Kepler-22
Distance 190.0 pc
Spectral type G5 V
Apparent magnitude V 12.0
Mass 0.97 (± 0.06) MSun
Age
Effective temperature 5518.0 (± 44.0) K
Radius 0.98 ( -0.02 +0.02 ) RSun
Metallicity [Fe/H] -0.29 (± 0.06)
Detected Disc
Magnetic Field
RA2000 19:16:52.2
Dec2000 +47:53:04
Alternate Names 2MASS J19165219+4753040, KIC 10593626, KOI-87, WISE J191652.14+475303.2
Planetary system 1 planet

Remarks

Alias KIC 10593626

More data

Observability Predictor

Remarks

07 Dec 2011: There yet no mass measurement, only an upper limit, from Radial Velocity measurements.

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