Planet Kepler-476 Ab

Detailed information about planet Kepler-476 Ab and its parameters.

Planet

Name
Kepler-476 Ab
Planet Status
Confirmed
Discovered in
2016
Publication
Status
Announced on a website
Update
2025-02-26
Mass
Mass*sin(i)
Semi-Major Axis
Orbital Period
14.00640607 ( +1.794e-05 -1.794e-05 ) day
Eccentricity
Angular distance
ω
Tperi
Radius
0.275 ( +0.045 -0.027 ) RJ
Inclination
Detection Method
Primary Transit
Mass Meas. Method
Radius Meas. Method
Primary transit
Secondary transit
λ
Impact Parameter b
Time Vr=0
Velocity Semiamplitude K
Calculated temperature
Measured temperature
Hottest point longitude
Geometric albedo
Surface gravity log(g/gH)
Alternate Names
2MASS J19403931+4357469 b, K00162.01, KIC 8107380 b, KOI-162 b, KOI-162.01, WISE J194039.31+435746.9 b
Data Source Type Result Value Result Figure Notes Reference
Molecule Data Source Type Result Value Result Figure Notes Reference

See also Planets in Binaries webpage.

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Star

Name
Kepler-476 A
Distance
687.0 pc
Spectral type
G8V
Apparent magnitude V
Apparent magnitude I
Apparent magnitude J
Apparent magnitude H
Apparent magnitude K
Mass
1.03 ( +0.05 -0.04 ) MSun
Age
5.37 ( +2.3 --2.8 ) Gyr
Effective temperature
5837.0 ( +101.08 -99.97 ) K
Radius
1.09 ( +0.16 -0.1 ) RSun
Metallicity [Fe/H]
0.04 ( +0.09 -0.099 )
Detected Disc
Magnetic Field
RA2000
19:40:39.3
Dec2000
+43:57:47.0
Alternate Names
2MASS J19403931+4357469, KIC 8107380, KOI-162, WISE J194039.31+435746.9

Furlan et al. (2017) report two candidate companion stars 0.29 and 3.28 arcseconds away (200 and 2253 AUs at 687 pc), a mid to late G dwarf the former, an M dwarf the latter. Sullivan et al. (2024) confirm physical association for the innermost companion star.

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