Kepler-45

Kepler-45
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cygnus[1]
Right ascension 19h 31m 29.4966s[2]
Declination +41° 03′ 51.356″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 16.88[3]
Characteristics
Spectral type M1 V[4]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 4.646(36) mas/yr[2]
Dec.: −21.589(36) mas/yr[2]
Parallax (π)2.5984 ± 0.0331 mas[2]
Distance1,260 ± 20 ly
(385 ± 5 pc)
Details
Mass0.59 ± 0.06[5] M
Radius0.55 ± 0.11[5] R
Temperature3820 ± 90[5] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.13 ± 0.13[5] dex
Other designations
Gaia DR2 2053562475706063744, Kepler-45, KOI-254, KIC 5794240, 2MASS J19312949+4103513
Database references
SIMBADdata
KICdata
Kepler-45

Kepler-45, formerly known as KOI-254, is a star in the northern constellation of Cygnus. It is located at the celestial coordinates: right ascension 19h 31m 29.495s, declination +41° 03′ 51.37″.[6] With an apparent visual magnitude of 16.88,[4] this star is too faint to be seen with the naked eye.

The star is exhibiting strong starspot activity, with 4.1±2.5% of its surface covered by starspots.[7]

  1. ^ "Cygnus – constellation boundary", The Constellations, International Astronomical Union, retrieved 2011-12-15
  2. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Gaia DR3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Kepler-45". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b Muirhead, Philip S.; Hamren, Katherine; Schlawin, Everett; Rojas-Ayala, Bárbara; Covey, Kevin R.; et al. (May 2012). "Characterizing the Cool Kepler Objects of Interests. New Effective Temperatures, Metallicities, Masses, and Radii of Low-mass Kepler Planet-candidate Host Stars". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 750 (2). L37. arXiv:1109.1819. Bibcode:2012ApJ...750L..37M. doi:10.1088/2041-8205/750/2/L37. S2CID 27131741.
  5. ^ a b c d Kepler-45b, NASA Ames Research Center, archived from the original on 2015-09-19, retrieved 2011-12-06
  6. ^ "Kepler Discoveries". 2011-12-05. Archived from the original on 2010-05-27.
  7. ^ Activity and differential rotation of the early M dwarf Kepler-45 from transit mapping