User:Kepler-1229b/Kepler-1638
Kepler-1638 is a G4V-type star located 4,973 light years away in the constellation of Cygnus.[1] At least one exoplanet has been found orbiting the star: Kepler-1638b.[2][3][4][5][6] This planet is a potentially habitable Super-Earth with an Earth Similarity Index of 0.76. As of January 2021, Kepler-1638 is the farthest star with a known potentially habitable exoplanet.[7]
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | — | — | 259 | — | — | 1.87 R🜨 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Kepler-1638". www.exoplanetkyoto.org. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ^ "Kepler-1638 (Planet Orbiting Star) Facts". Universe Guide. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
- ^ Burgess, Matt (2016-05-11). "Nasa's Kepler telescope just found 1,284 exoplanets". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ "Exoplanet-catalog". Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ May 2016, Mike Wall 11. "1st Alien Earth Still Elusive Despite Huge Exoplanet Haul". Space.com. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Morton, Timothy D.; Bryson, Stephen T.; Coughlin, Jeffrey L.; Rowe, Jason F.; Ravichandran, Ganesh; Petigura, Erik A.; Haas, Michael R.; Batalha, Natalie M. (2016-05-10). "False positive probabilties for all Kepler Objects of Interest: 1284 newly validated planets and 428 likely false positives". The Astrophysical Journal. 822 (2): 86. doi:10.3847/0004-637X/822/2/86. ISSN 1538-4357.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ "The Habitable Exoplanets Catalog - Planetary Habitability Laboratory @ UPR Arecibo". phl.upr.edu. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
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