Kepler-1544b

Kepler-1544b is a potentially habitable (optimistic sample) exoplanet announced in 2016 and located 1138 light years away, in the constellation of Cygnus.[2]

Kepler-1544b[1]
Discovery[2]
Discovered byKepler space telescope
Discovery date2016
Orbital characteristics
Eccentricity0
168.811174±0.001271 d
StarKepler-1544
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
0.159+0.008
−0.006 RJ

    Characteristics

    The planet orbits the K-type star Kepler-1544, which has a metallicity ([FE/H]) of −0.08 and an effective temperature of 4,820 K.[3]

    Kepler-1544b is considered a super-Earth with a radius of 1.71 Earth radii.[4]

    Habitability

    With an orbital period of 168 days,[4] the exoplanet is located at 0.54 AU from the star, which is close to the orbital distance at Earth's Equivalent Radiation (0.49 AU).[5]

    Despite the fact that NASA considers this planet gaseous, it could have a surface composition considering that its mass stays below 10 Earth masses.[6]

    References
    1. "Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects". CDS. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
    2. "The Extrasolar Planet Encyclopaedia — Kepler-1544 b". exoplanet.eu. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
    3. Torres, Guillermo; Kane, Stephen R.; Rowe, Jason F.; Batalha, Natalie M.; Henze, Christopher E.; Ciardi, David R.; Barclay, Thomas; Borucki, William J.; Buchhave, Lars A.; Crepp, Justin R.; Everett, Mark E.; Horch, Elliott P.; Howard, Andrew W.; Howell, Steve B.; Isaacson, Howard T.; Jenkins, Jon M.; Latham, David W.; Petigura, Erik A.; Quintana, Elisa V. (2017). "Validation of SmallKepler Transiting Planet Candidates in or near the Habitable Zone". The Astronomical Journal. 154 (6): 264. arXiv:1711.01267. Bibcode:2017AJ....154..264T. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/aa984b. S2CID 73678176.
    4. Bryson, Steve; et al. (2021). "The Occurrence of Rocky Habitable-zone Planets around Solar-like Stars from Kepler Data". The Astronomical Journal. 161 (1): 36. arXiv:2010.14812. Bibcode:2021AJ....161...36B. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/abc418. S2CID 225094266.
    5. "Kepler-1544 b". www.exoplanetkyoto.org. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
    6. "Exoplanet-catalog". Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
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