Kepler-23

Kepler-23 is a star in the northern constellation of Cygnus, the swan. It is orbited by three known exoplanets. With an apparent visual magnitude of 14.0, this star is too faint to be seen with the naked eye.

Kepler-23
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 19h 36m 52.5356s
Declination +49° 28 45.253
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.0
Characteristics
Spectral type G5
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 2.262±0.030 mas/yr
Dec.: 3.851±0.031 mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.1678 ± 0.0161 mas
Distance2,790 ± 40 ly
(860 ± 10 pc)
Details
Mass1.11 M
Radius1.52 ± 0.24 R
Luminosity0.79 ± 0.04 L
Temperature5760 ± 124 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]–0.09 ± 0.14 dex
Other designations
Gaia DR2 2135019107451751168, KOI-168, KIC 11512246, GSC 03564-01806, 2MASS J19365254+4928452
Database references
SIMBADdata
KICdata
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