Kepler-66

Kepler-66 is a star with slightly more mass than the Sun in the NGC 6811 open cluster in the Cygnus constellation. It has one confirmed planet, slightly smaller than Neptune, announced in 2013.

Kepler-66
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 19h 35m 55.5743s
Declination +46° 41 15.957
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.3
Characteristics
Spectral type G0V
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: −3.443±0.049 mas/yr
Dec.: −8.784±0.045 mas/yr
Parallax (π)0.8030 ± 0.0256 mas
Distance4,100 ± 100 ly
(1,250 ± 40 pc)
Details
Mass1.038 ± 0.044 M
Radius0.966 ± 0.042 R
Temperature5962 ± 79 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.012 ± 0.003 dex
Rotation10.527±0.011 days
Age1 ± 0.17 Gyr
Other designations
KOI-1958, KIC 9836149
Database references
SIMBADdata
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