Planet Kepler-61 Ab

Detailed information about planet Kepler-61 Ab and its parameters.

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Planet

Name

Kepler-61 Ab

Planet Status

Confirmed

Discovered in

2013

Update

2024-07-28

Mass

—

Mass*sin(i)

—

Semi-Major Axis

0.27 (\pm 0.01)

AU 1 publication

Exoplanet Characterization by Proxy: a Transiting 2.15 R_Earth Planet Near the Habitable Zone of the Late K dwarf Kepler-61

Orbital Period

59.87756 (\pm 0.0002)

day 1 publication

Exoplanet Characterization by Proxy: a Transiting 2.15 R_Earth Planet Near the Habitable Zone of the Late K dwarf Kepler-61

Eccentricity

0.25 (\begin{matrix} + 0.0 \\ - 0.25 \end{matrix})

1 publication

Exoplanet Characterization by Proxy: a Transiting 2.15 R_Earth Planet Near the Habitable Zone of the Late K dwarf Kepler-61

ω

—

T_peri

—

Radius

0.192 (\begin{matrix} + 0.0116 \\ - 0.0116 \end{matrix})

R_J 1 publication

Exoplanet Characterization by Proxy: a Transiting 2.15 R_Earth Planet Near the Habitable Zone of the Late K dwarf Kepler-61

Inclination

89.8 (\begin{matrix} + 0.0 \\ - 0.2 \end{matrix})

deg 1 publication

Exoplanet Characterization by Proxy: a Transiting 2.15 R_Earth Planet Near the Habitable Zone of the Late K dwarf Kepler-61

Detection Method

Primary Transit

Mass Meas. Method

—

Radius Meas. Method

—

Primary transit

2454984.188 (\pm 0.0029)

JD 1 publication

Exoplanet Characterization by Proxy: a Transiting 2.15 R_Earth Planet Near the Habitable Zone of the Late K dwarf Kepler-61

Secondary transit

—

λ

—

Impact Parameter b

0.29 1 publication

Exoplanet Characterization by Proxy: A Transiting 2.15 R _⊕ Planet near the Habitable Zone of the Late K Dwarf Kepler-61

Time V_r=0

—

Velocity Semiamplitude K

—

Calculated temperature

273.0 (\begin{matrix} + 13.0 \\ - 13.0 \end{matrix})

K 1 publication

Exoplanet Characterization by Proxy: A Transiting 2.15 R _⊕ Planet near the Habitable Zone of the Late K Dwarf Kepler-61

Measured temperature

—

Hottest point longitude

—

Geometric albedo

—

Surface gravity log(g/g_H)

—

Alternate Names

KIC 6960913 b, 2MASS J19411308+4228310 b, WISE J194113.07+422831.1 b, KOI-1361 b, KOI-1361.01, K01361.01

Data Source	Type	Result Value	Result Figure	Notes	Reference

Molecule	Data Source	Type	Result Value	Result Figure	Notes	Reference

Star

Name

Kepler-61 A

Distance

338.24 (\begin{matrix} + 4.98 \\ - 4.98 \end{matrix})

Spectral type

K7V

Apparent magnitude V

15.0

Mass

0.64 (\begin{matrix} + 0.04 \\ - 0.04 \end{matrix})

M_Sun

Age

3.63 (\begin{matrix} + 5.06 \\ - 1.99 \end{matrix})

Gyr 2 publications

Exoplanet Characterization by Proxy: a Transiting 2.15 R_Earth Planet Near the Habitable Zone of the Late K dwarf Kepler-61
False Positive Probabilities for all Kepler Objects of Interest: 1284 Newly Validated Planets and 428 Likely False Positives

Effective temperature

4017.0 (\begin{matrix} + 68.0 \\ - 150.0 \end{matrix})

K 1 publication

Exoplanet Characterization by Proxy: a Transiting 2.15 R_Earth Planet Near the Habitable Zone of the Late K dwarf Kepler-61

Radius

0.62 (\begin{matrix} + 0.02 \\ - 0.05 \end{matrix})

R_Sun 1 publication

Exoplanet Characterization by Proxy: a Transiting 2.15 R_Earth Planet Near the Habitable Zone of the Late K dwarf Kepler-61

Metallicity [Fe/H]

0.03 (\pm 0.14)

1 publication

Exoplanet Characterization by Proxy: a Transiting 2.15 R_Earth Planet Near the Habitable Zone of the Late K dwarf Kepler-61

Detected Disc

—

Magnetic Field

—

RA₂₀₀₀

19:41:13.1

Dec₂₀₀₀

+42:28:31.0

Alternate Names

KIC 6960913, WISE J194113.07+422831.1, KOI-1361, 2MASS J19411308+4228310

Furlan et al. (2017) report two faint companion stars,possiubly M dwarfs, 0.48 and 1.1 arcseconds away (162 and 372 AUs at 338 pc).

No link

Simbad
Most recent references (ADS)

Planet Kepler-61 Ab

Planet

Basic informations 28 parameters

Atmospheric parameters : Temperatures 0 temperatures

Atmospheric parameters : Molecules 0 molecules

Remarks Some remarks

Other web pages No page

Star

Basic informations 13 parameters

Planetary system 1 planet

Remarks Some remarks

Other web pages No page

More data 2 references

Planet Kepler-61 Ab

Planet

Basic informations 28 parameters

Atmospheric parameters : Temperatures 0 temperatures

Atmospheric parameters : Molecules 0 molecules

Remarks Some remarks

Other web pages No page

Star

Basic informations 13 parameters

Planetary system 1 planet

Remarks Some remarks

Other web pages No page

More data 2 references

Related publications

The Kepler Follow-Up Observation Program. I. A Catalog of Companions to Kepler Stars from High-Resolution Imaging

Trends in Atmospheric Properties of Neptune-Size Exoplanets

False Positive Probabilities for all Kepler Objects of Interest: 1284 Newly Validated Planets and 428 Likely False Positives

Cosmological aspects of planetary habitability

Strong Dependence of the Inner Edge of the Habitable Zone on Planetary Rotation Rate

Exoplanet Characterization by Proxy: A Transiting 2.15 R ⊕ Planet near the Habitable Zone of the Late K Dwarf Kepler-61

Exoplanet Characterization by Proxy: a Transiting 2.15 R_Earth Planet Near the Habitable Zone of the Late K dwarf Kepler-61

Exoplanet Characterization by Proxy: A Transiting 2.15 R _⊕ Planet near the Habitable Zone of the Late K Dwarf Kepler-61