Kepler-42

Kepler-42

Artist's impression of the Kepler-42 (KOI-961) system
Credit: NASA
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 19h 28m 52.5689s[1]
Declination 44° 37′ 08.990″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 16.12[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type M5V[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−84.48±0.2[3] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 93.074(24) mas/yr[1]
Dec.: −417.393(25) mas/yr[1]
Parallax (π)24.9338 ± 0.0204 mas[1]
Distance130.8 ± 0.1 ly
(40.11 ± 0.03 pc)
Details
Mass0.144+0.007
−0.006
[4] M
Radius0.175±0.006[4] R
Luminosity3.08±0.28x10−3.0[4] L
Temperature3269±19[4] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.48±0.17[3] dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.9±0.4[3] km/s
Other designations
2MASS J19285255+4437096, KIC 8561063, LSPM J1928+4437, Gaia DR2 2126556132093765888, KOI-961
Database references
SIMBADdata
KICdata

Kepler-42, formerly known as KOI-961, is a red dwarf located in the constellation Cygnus and approximately 131 light years from the Sun. It has three known extrasolar planets, all of which are smaller than Earth in radius,[5] and likely also in mass.[citation needed]

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  4. ^ a b c d Mann, Andrew W.; Dupuy, Trent; Muirhead, Philip S.; Johnson, Marshall C.; Liu, Michael C.; Ansdell, Megan; Dalba, Paul A.; Swift, Jonathan J.; Hadden, Sam (2017), "THE GOLD STANDARD: ACCURATE STELLAR AND PLANETARY PARAMETERS FOR EIGHT Kepler M DWARF SYSTEMS ENABLED BY PARALLAXES", The Astronomical Journal, 153 (6): 267, arXiv:1705.01545, Bibcode:2017AJ....153..267M, doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aa7140, S2CID 119325474
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