KOI-74

KOI-74

A light curve for KOI-74, adapted from van Kerkwijk et al. (2010)[1]
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 19h 53m 17.811s[2]
Declination +42° 23′ 18.52″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.715[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type A1V[1]
B−V color index 0.154[3]
Details
Mass2.22+0.10
−0.14[1] M☉
Radius1.90+0.04
−0.05[1] R☉
Luminosity25.6 ± 2.4[1] L☉
Temperature9400 ± 150[1] K
Other designations
KIC 6889235, 2MASS J19531781+4223185, GSC2.3 N2J3000844
Database references
SIMBADdata
KICdata

KOI-74 (KIC 6889235) is an eclipsing binary star in the constellation of Cygnus. The primary star is an A-type main-sequence star with a temperature of 9,400 K (9,130 °C; 16,460 °F). It lies in the field of view of the Kepler Mission and was determined to have a companion object in orbit around it which is smaller and hotter than the main star.[4]

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