Kepler-182

Kepler-182 is a star in the constellation of Cygnus. In the night sky, it is located at right ascension 19h 21m 39.2s and declination +38° 20 38. The star is notable for having two planets in the circumstellar habitable zone.

Kepler-182
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 19h 19m 19.227s
Declination +50° 35 10.49
Characteristics
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: -7.648 mas/yr
Dec.: -7.218 mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.6166 ± 0.0209 mas
Distance5,300 ± 200 ly
(1,620 ± 50 pc)
Details
Radius1.146 ± 0.512 R
Surface gravity (log g)4.401 ± 0.300 cgs
Temperature6250 ± 200 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.08 ± 0.50 dex
Other designations
KOI-546, KIC 12058931, 2MASS J19191922+5035104
Database references
SIMBADdata
KICdata

It has a radius of 1.146 R and an effective temperature of 6,250 K.

Two exoplanets orbit it. The first, Kepler-182b, has a radius of 0.23 RJ and orbits the parent star every 9.8 days. The second, Kepler-182c, has a radius of 0.306 RJ and orbits the parent star every 20.7 days.

The Kepler-182 planetary system
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b 0.096 9.825792 ± 0.000062 0.23 ± 0.105 RJ
c 0.157 20.684342 ± 0.000097 0.306 ± 0.136 RJ
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