Kepler-44
A diagram of the Kepler-44 System, compared to our Inner Solar System. | |
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Cygnus[1] |
| Right ascension | 20h 00m 24.564s |
| Declination | +45° 45′ 43.71″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | G0V~G0IV[3] |
| Astrometry | |
| Distance | 7338[3] ly (2250 pc) |
| Details | |
| Mass | 1.19±0.10[2] M☉ |
| Radius | 1.52±0.09[2] R☉ |
| Luminosity | [2] L☉ |
| Temperature | 5757±134[2] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.26±0.10[2] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 5.5±1.5[2] km/s |
| Age | 6.95[2] Gyr |
| Other designations | |
Kepler-44,formerly known as KOI-204, is a star in the northern constellation of Cygnus. It is located at the celestial coordinates: Right Ascension 20h 00m 24.564s, Declination +45° 45′ 43.71″.[4] With an apparent visual magnitude of 16,[2] this star is too faint to be seen with the naked eye.
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | 1.02 MJ | 0.0455 | 3.246774 | — | — | 13 R⊕ |
References
- ↑ "Cygnus – constellation boundary", The Constellations, International Astronomical Union, retrieved 2011-12-15
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Kepler-44b, NASA Ames Research Center, retrieved 2011-12-06
- 1 2 3 Schneider, Jean, "Star: Kepler-44", Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia, Paris Observatory, retrieved 2011-12-06
- ↑ "Kepler Discoveries". 2011-12-05.
Coordinates: 
20h 00m 24.564s, +45° 45′ 43.71″
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