Kepler-9

Kepler-9 is a sunlike star in the constellation Lyra. Its planetary system, discovered by the Kepler Mission in 2010 was the first detected with the transit method found to contain multiple planets.

Kepler-9

An artist's impression of Kepler-9, including planets Kepler-9b and c
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Lyra
Right ascension 19h 2m 17.7544s
Declination +38° 24 03.177
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.9
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 2.491±0.028 mas/yr
Dec.: −14.713±0.032 mas/yr
Parallax (π)1.5629 ± 0.0170 mas
Distance2,090 ± 20 ly
(640 ± 7 pc)
Characteristics
Spectral type G2V
Details
Mass1.022+0.029
−0.039
 M
Radius0.958±0.020 R
Surface gravity (log g)4.49+0.02
−0.03
 cgs
Temperature5774±60 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.05±0.07 dex
Rotation16.746±0.077 days
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.74±0.40 km/s
Age2.0+2.0
−1.3
 Gyr
Other designations
KOI-377, KIC 3323887, 2MASS J19021775+3824032
Database references
SIMBADdata
KICdata
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