Kepler-1229b
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Exoplanet Kepler-1229b |
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| Artist's impression of Kepler-1229b | |
| Constellation | swan |
| Position equinox : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 19h 49m 56.806s |
| declination | + 46 ° 59 ′ 48.18 ″ |
| Orbit data | |
| Central star | Kepler-1229 |
| Period of circulation | 86,829 |
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| radius | 0.125 ± 0.012 |
| distance | 236 pc |
| method | Transit method |
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| Date of discovery | 2016 |
Kepler-1229b is an exoplanet in the habitable zone of the star Kepler-1229, which is classified as a red dwarf . It is located in the constellation Cygnus ( Swan ) and is about 750 light years from Earth . Its radius is about 1.4 times the radius of the earth. The planet was discovered in 2016 by the Ames Research Center using the transit method .
Central star
The star has an estimated mass of about 0.54 M ☉ and about 0.51 R ☉ . Its surface temperature is just under 3800 K appreciated. The metallicity is around −0.06.